Re: OT: art and language and THE DAVINCI CODE

On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 11:00:35PM +0200, Andreas Johansson wrote:
> The Matrix may very possibly have the worst plot of any movie I've seen. "The
> thinking person's SF movie"? Armagedon (sp?) makes more sense ...
Now, now, that's pure hyperbole. :)

Yes, at the heart of the Matrix is the horribly incorrect belief
that humans are net energy producers.  Once you accept that,
I suppose it's not much more of a stretch to accept that
we produce energy better if we believe we're living
our normal lives - thus  justifying the machines' creation of
the Matrix, with all complications thereunto appertaining, rather
than just, say, lobotomizing everyone at birth.  Or, as
suggested over in PVP's "Mootrix", just using cows instead,
who are much less likely to cause trouble by rebelling and wouldn't
require anywhere near as sophisticated a reality. :)

But beyond that it's not chock full of stupid things at every turn like
"Armageddon" was.  I mean, shoulder-mounted jets to push you down
into the ground to make up for weak gravity??  Oy gevalt.  And
I can think of far worse plots even than "Armageddon"; "The Matrix"
can't hold a candle to, oh, say, "Highlander II: The Quickening" . . .

> I long ago reached the conclusion that movies are a poor medium for
> storytelling.
You've been watching the wrong movies, then.  There are some really
great examples of cinematic storytelling out there.

> Perhaps they should better simply concentrate on action and sex
> scenes instead and leave the plot bit to TV series.
Well the first part is what they seem to be doing, and it's a bad thing,
not to be encouraged.  The second part is just so wrong it makes my
head hurt.  :)  TV series are not generally known for plot.

-Mark

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