VOTD: See Film Differently
| Film Junk found this 8/27/2008 on www.slashfilm.com [flag] |
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It’s Easy to ‘See Films Differently’
Published 8/27/2008 by Jay C. at Film Junk
... Too topical, too sensational and too controversial. This brought up a discussion about reading into films. First off, in no way would I ever claim that filmmakers do not intend to inject messages and metaphors into their films. I think Cloverfield’s 9/11 imagery is fairly obvious and clearly intentional. HOWEVER, I must say that my eyes have rolled on numerous occasions during discussions of phallic imagery within slasher films. So when I came across these short Volkswagen ads on Slashfilm today, I was reminded of how horrible film school COULD’VE been if we’d focused more on ...


