tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35276667.post112870010453949414..comments2023-10-11T09:04:08.311-05:00Comments on Powered by Indifference & Focused by Caffeine: The Takedown of Star Trek: InsurrectionVanVeldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03441999455333315750noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35276667.post-43240989320273695752016-09-05T14:01:59.592-05:002016-09-05T14:01:59.592-05:00You and Plinkett do make the movie sound more like...You and Plinkett do make the movie sound more like a grab-bag than a planned thing.<br /><br />On foreshadowing: I look forward to Derek discovering your distaste for the "Q = Trelane" comparison. SkilTaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496366094516039415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35276667.post-87259053908783528122016-09-05T11:59:46.183-05:002016-09-05T11:59:46.183-05:00Plinkett? Yeah, the entire style is offputting, wh...Plinkett? Yeah, the entire style is offputting, which is probably why it's been so successful.<br /><br />This is an original thing. I try not to tear into anything before we cover it in 17 to 01. I foreshadow, but I try to keep the thing in front of us center focus. This just sort of came up and had some time to rewatch Insurrection and put an argument together.<br /><br />I don't think a movie needs to have one genre be to dominant. "True Lies" exists, after all. But yeah, you don't need one genre to have a good theme or a good tone. But you need to know what kind of movie you're making and I'm pretty sure those things were never selected for <i>Insurrection</i>.VanVeldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441999455333315750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35276667.post-91077263250860170692016-09-05T02:54:13.323-05:002016-09-05T02:54:13.323-05:00I'm surprised I got used to that guy's voi...I'm surprised I got used to that guy's voice. <br /><br />Is this derived from a Xanga post? When I saw it on your other site, I felt like I'd heard it from you before. (I suppose you might've gone over it at some point during 17-to-01.)<br /><br />This all sounds about right. Though, without disputing how directionless <i>Insurrection</i> is, I would--purely out of reflexive contrariness, mind--contend that a movie can (at least in principle) have all its bits interact and culminate without making a single genre of bit (drama, comedy, action etc) dominant. Or, to put it in a way that disagrees with you less, a strong theme isn't necessarily constrained to a single genre (<i>The Martian</i>, for instance). <br /><br />...can't tell if <i>Insurrection</i> is your actual favorite or not, just looked at the other TNG movies and the competition is pretty slim...<br /><br />Interesting insights into the themes that are (almost) in the movie; I don't remember if I was twigged to any of them the first time I saw it, and I don't know if I've rewatched it at all since it came out. SkilTaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496366094516039415noreply@blogger.com