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And even though they express themselves with a measure of diffidence, it’s clear that they are acutely, at times painfully, aware of their special status as uniquely sensitive, caring, smart and cool beings on a planet full of cretins and failures.
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Is AO Scott writing about a movie, or is he writing about YOU?
THINK ABOUT IT.
(via katiebakes)
I feel like I have infinitely many things to say about the review, and probably the movie too, should I ever see it. Let’s start here:
- Is it just me, or is hipsterdom’s biological clock ticking louder and louder every day? An excess of irony, diffidence, and anti-authoritarianism threatens to slowly destroy this little cultural movement Shaker-style, so, sure enough, our hard-working memetic engineers have dedicated their not inconsiderable talents to parenthood propaganda.
- A.O. Scott is mainly interested in proving that he does not himself think that
Americans are generally repulsive and ignorant and anathema to anyone sensitive, caring, smart or cool. However, he does, and they are.
(via keyholez)
Yeah I also don’t get what’s so controversial about trying not to be a cretin. The whole point of life is to be sensitive and caring and smart and cool. I haven’t seen the movie but I’m guessing those characters are not “aware” that they are those things but rather, are trying to be. And that is good. Trying to be smart and sensitive is good.
