I know you *can* philosophise about any film - about
anything, in fact. Its not the position I adopt. I
have better things to do than analyse the latest
teenie/romance/shock/horror money-making endeavour. In
fact, by asserting that it IS a waste of time you
adopt a valid critical position: that film can be
interesting, illuminating etc. but that much of it is
churned out within predictable capitalist parameters.
Ie., it has a socio-political context.
If we say all film is great, cool, and potentially
philosophical, that must ultimately be a disservice to
the art of film. And as someone else has said, I think
we can be rightly suspicious when we see academic work
on web sites etc. supporting commercial interests.
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