One of my favorite films is John Frankenheimer’s Seconds. It’s been called the most depressing movie ever made. I disagree. It’s a cautionary tale. The movie is about a secret company that allows disaffected middle-aged men to fake their deaths and start over. For a fee the company gives the men plastic surgery, sets them…
Because they’re not about people
September 22, 2013
I just read a film critic’s article about how he’s really turned off of movies right now. “I just don’t seem to care anymore,” he says. “I wonder what’s caused this—because so much of the public seems to feel the same way.” That’s easy to answer. Movies are not about people anymore. Characters have been…