I wrote: > > a lot of films -- e.g., "The Crying Game" or "The Sixth Sense" -- rely > > on surprise as part of their art. Without it, they wouldn't be as fun.
ravi: > Crying game was a bit hyped, no? And Sixth Sense was entirely hyped. In > fact it is a good example of Carrol's point: without even knowing the > ending, I not only guessed at the little surprise but also found it > entirely untenable. Just because there's a lot of hype doesn't mean a film can't be fun. (Great films don't need hype, but you can't expect very many films to be great. They can be fun instead. "King Kong" was hyped, but extremely fun.) Part of enjoying a film is what you do, i.e., to figure out the surprise ahead of time. -- Jim Devine "The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side." -- James Baldwin
