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21:33:40 -0600 From: "Mark R. Harris" <
brokerharris@gmail.com> To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS:
Chandler vs. Altman
> Even when Kael is at her best (and she is one hell
of a writer, make no
> mistake), she's riffing arrogantly off her opinions
instead of standing
> humble before the work. Her opinions are her true
subject.
>
> Not that she's alone in this -- most journalistic
reviewers fall prey to it.
> Kael was just unusually brazen about it (famously
never watching a movie
> more than once -- she only did one-night
stands).
>
> Criticism that isn't as fixated on offering an
immediate thumbs-up
> thumbs-down can get down to the more interesting
task of elucidating the
> unique quality of a work or an oeuvre.
>
> I think entertainment per se is over-rated; being
entertained is a pretty
> passive activity. I think more highly of
engagement.
>
I guess you and I have a different definition of
entertainment then.
Jordan
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