tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post8901984127223989438..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Missing the Point of: "The Night Of"Stuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-5807564643034104152016-08-31T20:52:27.895-07:002016-08-31T20:52:27.895-07:00Richard Price was one of my high school classmates...Richard Price was one of my high school classmates, and I can tell you he wasn't PC back then. I've read all his books and I'm also sorry to say he's been on a slow, steady decline in quality over the years. Maybe he should just pack it in and live off royalties.sestamibinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-2606017980880870982016-08-31T10:37:29.237-07:002016-08-31T10:37:29.237-07:00Leni Reifenstal made exceptional art out of propag...Leni Reifenstal made exceptional art out of propaganda, once. I've never heard of Price, though I've seen one of the movies he wrote (Shaft) and I've heard of Clockers. Now, I've heard too much. I expect to soon forget his name.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-55519532907143438552016-08-31T07:12:00.186-07:002016-08-31T07:12:00.186-07:00Maybe some of the plot was taken from this?
http:...Maybe some of the plot was taken from this?<br /><br />http://injusticebusters.org/04/Olson_Theresa.shtmlLeo Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-7805763448787068122016-08-31T07:03:28.440-07:002016-08-31T07:03:28.440-07:00Stuart: How did Richard Price make such egregious ...Stuart: How did Richard Price make such egregious mistakes? Simple: he no longer wanted to tell a story, but wanted to make a political and cultural point. He turned his art into propaganda. Those who liked the viewpoint liked the show. Those who do not watch these shows to be preached at or guilt tripped did not. As a work of art, the show fails miserably.<br /><br />This reminds me of a quote from E.F. Schumacher. So maybe we can conclude this story failed to be great art, although as for propaganda, avoiding drugs and alcohol seems like a smart move in general, whatever your ethnic group is. You can't know your responsibility for a situation if you're not in control over yourself.<br /><br />I'm sure a lot of people would agree not all the freedoms of "Western culture" are virtuous, and we all, who wish to keep our personal freedom and virtue, should be wary.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Guide_for_the_Perplexed#Art<br />---<br />Schumacher in a digression from his main argument discusses the nature and importance of art. He notes that there is considerable confusion about the nature and meaning of art; but argues that this confusion dissipates when one considers art with relation to its effect on human beings. Most art fits into two categories. If art is designed to primarily affect our feelings then it is entertainment; while if art is primarily designed to affect our will then it is propaganda.<br /><br />Great art is a multi-faceted phenomenon, which is not content to be merely propaganda or entertainment; but by appealing to people's higher intellectual and emotional faculties, it is designed to communicate truth. When entertainment and propaganda are transcended by, and subordinated to the communication of truth, art helps develop our higher faculties and that makes it great.<br />---Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.com