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Narrative is not native to music or painting or dance, tho there are musical forms that use words and therefore are parasitical on the verbal, dances that "tell stories", as do representational paintings. But for my taste at least, all of these resonate with their narratives and not with the essence of the media that underly them. The essence of the narrative is words, and it is in words that narratives achieve profundity. The essence of cinema is something else again (an articulated image stream.)IMHO. I understand why you would be troubled, but reflect on your original question! Why are there no "profound" narrative movies? ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com * * Film-Philosophy salon After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to. To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] Or visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/film-philosophy.html For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon. * Film-Philosophy journal: http://www.film-philosophy.com Contact: [log in to unmask] **