Yes what of it? All those must be imagined too, — Janus
but you might find yourself looking down on someone who thought vomit was art or soap operas. — Coben
So the dynamic I can be critical of also, but here's a difference between Michael Bay and, say, The Brother's Karamazov. — Coben
Many of the classic works continue to give you something the more you dive into it. — Coben
I can't see any point to choosing to show children a Michael Bay film. They will find that stuff on their own. — Coben
Classic works, most of them, changed the range of ways we can think about life, ourselves, relationships, meaning and more. — Coben
And these options got sucked up directly and indirectly by the culture. They increase possibilities and insights. — Coben
Amazingly, they can often still do this even centuries later. — Coben
Transformers is not offering anything new. — Coben
But the possibility that students would turn to more challenging works in their lives and have the tools to do this well, makes many of the classics much better choices. — Coben
Bay's got nothing (that he is showing through his films) that shows he has a deeper understanding of anything related to human relations, psychology, the nature of the world, what the good is, how to come fully alive, whatever. He's not in Kubrick's league, let alone Shakespeare. — Coben
Why not learn from the best? — Coben
Anything described, as opposed to being directly shown, must be imagined, so your point remains irrelevant. — Janus
I would say the skill of the writer to describe and evoke places demands on your imagination, and the greater your engagement with the work and your imagination is the greater will be your insight. — Janus
Doesn't this just lead to the conclusion that the more figurative the art, the better? It also sounds like empty space would be the ultimate artistic expression as the viewer would have to engage their imagination 100% to get anything out of the artwork. — ZhouBoTong
Art is an agreement between the artist and his/her audience. — Brett
Anything described, as opposed to being directly shown, must be imagined, so your point remains irrelevant. — Janus
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