tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post4068518198220322740..comments2024-03-13T06:02:45.251-05:00Comments on Cinema Romantico: The Ferris Wheel Of MoviesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-82330632776190807432013-04-20T12:16:20.775-05:002013-04-20T12:16:20.775-05:00I think it's on point. I think they're all...I think it's on point. I think they're all valid questions. I mean, even attempting to go down this road becomes problematic for all reasons in your first paragraph. Does Diane Kruger in "National Treasure" watch Bridgett von Hammersmark movies? Is she weirded out? Was Bridgett von Hammersmark weirded out by how much she looked like Helen of Troy (probably not)? You could go on all day.<br /><br />I just like to pretend there is some mystical karmic connecting tissue in film, I guess. I'm wired that way.Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-36936643821231669422013-04-19T09:29:12.619-05:002013-04-19T09:29:12.619-05:00I've always marveled over the fruitful topic o...I've always marveled over the fruitful topic of what exists in the world of our movie characters. Has Tom Hanks' character in Philadelphia ever seen Splash? Many movies certainly do talk about other movies that really exist in our world, but if there's an evident Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon connection between the actor playing that character and an actor in one of those movies, it usually calls too much attention to the artifice at hand and takes me out of it.<br /><br />I wrestled with this topic in the early days of my own blog when I discussed the similarities between vampires and zombies, which are actually many. The notable exception is this: In most movies about vampires, everybody knows what a vampire is, and when they see a vampire, they say "Oh, that's a vampire." In most movies about zombies, though, the zombie is a foreign concept to most of the characters and they always have to refer to the zombies through a new bit of terminology that they are minting for the occasion. Why do these characters live in a world where there are movies about vampires, but not in a world where there are movies about zombies? Who knows.<br /><br />This last paragraph is not exactly on your point, but I thought it was worth typing out anyway. Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.com