tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172839570713968164.post6602666386374544600..comments2023-10-15T05:12:22.513-04:00Comments on Online Film Critics Society: Essay Question: movies that embody the spirit of the 2000sOFCS Governing Committeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11339552031687121674noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172839570713968164.post-89272727223775693512009-12-13T15:33:49.482-05:002009-12-13T15:33:49.482-05:00Intresting - a lot of 2000's pesimism - and lo...Intresting - a lot of 2000's pesimism - and love for Dark Knight and inidvidualism.<br /><br />Maybe this needed to be a two parter - a film that represents the good of the decade and the bad.RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172839570713968164.post-36218590267787871032009-12-13T12:05:24.496-05:002009-12-13T12:05:24.496-05:00You went with the optimism, I went with the pessim...You went with the optimism, I went with the pessimism.Marilynhttp://www.ferdyonfilms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172839570713968164.post-51520593388180516482009-12-13T11:18:03.629-05:002009-12-13T11:18:03.629-05:00Very nearly went with that myself, Marilyn. Terrif...Very nearly went with that myself, Marilyn. Terrific pick.William Gosshttp://www.cinematical.com/bloggers/william-gossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172839570713968164.post-1871150008131865742009-12-13T11:16:59.632-05:002009-12-13T11:16:59.632-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.William Gosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670780053830182683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172839570713968164.post-11747179106736258482009-12-13T10:22:18.098-05:002009-12-13T10:22:18.098-05:00Cloverfield (2008).
Some films are providential ...<b>Cloverfield (2008)</b>. <br /><br />Some films are providential in predicting the spirit of a decade, but the 2000s were so confused and rapidly changing that it took a later film to provide the needed 20-20 hindsight. Like "Godzilla" did for the Japanese, "Cloverfield" encapsulated the anxieties of a population blithely assured of their own superiority suddenly confronted Marilyn Ferdinandhttp://www.ferdyonfilms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172839570713968164.post-76625147942169951402009-12-12T17:33:57.149-05:002009-12-12T17:33:57.149-05:00The films of Jia Zhang-ke best reflect the 2000...The films of Jia Zhang-ke best reflect the 2000's. He is Chinese and his films deal with the tremendous growth and burdens that China has dealt with during that growth; something that really has affected [and will continue to affect] the rest of the world. Also, Zhang-ke's films are meta-fiction/ documentaries, which blur the distinction between fiction and reality. This is a story form Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977662030208589392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172839570713968164.post-14675357434446041872009-12-12T17:32:15.683-05:002009-12-12T17:32:15.683-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977662030208589392noreply@blogger.com