Re: Explain this contradiction - music vs books vs movies
A lot of people don't listen critically to a piece of music like they will
look critically at a book or film. Even if the singer/songwriter's
intention is to present a specific voice, it doesn't come across unless the
listener is open to the idea.Film/books on the other hand can be much more explicit in this, so there's
less ambiguity.On the other hand, sometimes a filmmaker does a poor job establishing the
POV for the film and then it's just a muddle. I recently saw "Free State
of Jones," and while it's clearly from Newt Knight's POV, the film never
really establishes from where his POV emanates--is it pro-unionist, anti-
Confederate, abolitionist, etc? Or is it simply the 21st century mantra of
"class warfare?"
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A lot of people don't listen critically to a piece of music like they will
look critically at a book or film. Even if the singer/songwriter's
intention is to present a specific voice, it doesn't come across unless the
listener is open to the idea.Film/books on the other hand can be much more explicit in this, so there's
less ambiguity.On the other hand, sometimes a filmmaker does a poor job establishing the
POV for the film and then it's just a muddle. I recently saw "Free State
of Jones," and while it's clearly from Newt Knight's POV, the film never
really establishes from where his POV emanates--is it pro-unionist, anti-
Confederate, abolitionist, etc? Or is it simply the 21st century mantra of
"class warfare?"
