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re: Most pretentious movie ever - movies you used to love/but grew up and forsake
Posted on 8/30/14 at 4:43 pm to TN Bhoy
Posted on 8/30/14 at 4:43 pm to TN Bhoy
Well Tree of Life is up there.
But...you are being obtuse if you don't think my movie is up there.
Come on'...I know the damn definition as an English major.
I am so tired of these definition threads. Some guy logs on and wants to derail a thread because he thinks pretentious has to be overly artsy. It doesn't. It's about putting over-emphasis on things that are average real-life struggles.
If you don't think it is...fine...but pretentious applies to the movie I listed...and it's interpretation...You might think Reality Bites is real life...others don't.
That movie does everything and every mundane thing they do to make regular life of greater importance and everything they do...and their life and culture as the most important thing ever.
So...maybe you...don't get pretentious.
Because that's the definition.
Pretentious doesn't mean overly artsey.
You can have films that are really artsey and be profound and not pretentious. Your definition is quite banal.
But...you are being obtuse if you don't think my movie is up there.
Come on'...I know the damn definition as an English major.
I am so tired of these definition threads. Some guy logs on and wants to derail a thread because he thinks pretentious has to be overly artsy. It doesn't. It's about putting over-emphasis on things that are average real-life struggles.
If you don't think it is...fine...but pretentious applies to the movie I listed...and it's interpretation...You might think Reality Bites is real life...others don't.
That movie does everything and every mundane thing they do to make regular life of greater importance and everything they do...and their life and culture as the most important thing ever.
So...maybe you...don't get pretentious.
Because that's the definition.
Pretentious doesn't mean overly artsey.
You can have films that are really artsey and be profound and not pretentious. Your definition is quite banal.
This post was edited on 8/30/14 at 4:50 pm
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Posted on 8/30/14 at 6:24 pm to Zamoro10
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Come on'...I know the damn definition as an English major.
I'm an English major and can say that 90% of them are among the most pretentious fricks in existence.
Posted on 8/30/14 at 6:35 pm to Zamoro10
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Come on'...I know the damn definition as an English major.
Good luck with that
Posted on 8/31/14 at 5:38 pm to Zamoro10
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Come on'...I know the damn definition as an English major.
Your posting style leaves me doubting you're an English major.
Posted on 8/31/14 at 6:01 pm to Zamoro10
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It's about putting over-emphasis on things that are average real-life struggles.
I'm sorry to derail your thread further, but this is a very poor definition of pretentious. It's more like a possible affect of being pretentious.
Here's a dictionary definition of pretentious:
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pre·ten·tious
pri'tenCH?s/
adjective
adjective: pretentious
attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.
And yes, you do somewhat come across as pretentious.
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