forget your medium

there comes a time when we realize in whatever area of study the circular nature of ideas and thoughts. this, in a micro sense, happened this afternoon while reading early french film critics circa 1917. about four different camps surfaced, all in response to the massive takeover of american cinema in france, and the desire to see cinema accepted into the realm of "art."

one of these camps, most admirably voiced by novelist turned film critic (who later turned in the pen for the camera) louis delluc, called for a type of cinema which would be fully implemented in cine-dom after WWII in italy (neo-realism), then back again to france (nouvelle vague) and then sporadically jump up again after widespread global revolutions of the late 60s (primarily '68).

but wait, it doesn't stop their: the non-actor / on location / psychological subjectivity / would be seen in the 90s in films ranging from goodfellas (90) to the dogme 95 movement in denmark, to blair witch (99).

so, forget your medium. film is and has been the manipulation or the impression of emotions onto the spectator--this "realist" notion isn't realist, it's just what the medium of cinema is, has been, and always will be.

i'm fine, thanks for asking.