Like Stories of Old | How Modern Audiences Are Failing Cinema @LikeStoriesofOld | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
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About this video essay:
Our relation with movies has changed. In this video essay, I explore the commodification of relatability, the increasing usage of cinema for self-righteous moralism, and the overwhelming constant stimulants that have descecrated the cinematic experience
Content:
00:00 Do People Even Like Movies Anymore?
02:01 Part 1: Into the "Literally Me" Movie Era
12:04 Part 2: Cinema as Self-Righteous Moralism
25:20 Part 3: The Overwhelming Constant Stimulants
33:44 Part 4: Towards True Nourishment
Sources:
Caitlin Quinlan - If It Makes You Cry, It Must Be Good: artreview.com/the-year-in-film-2023-review
Jeremy D. Larson - Why Do We Obsess Over What’s ‘Relatable’?: nytimes.com/2019/01/08/magazine/the-scourge-of-relatable-in-art-and-politics.html
Kayleigh Dray - Psychology of concentration: why the world is now addicted to ‘background TV’: stylist.co.uk/entertainment/tv/psychology-concentration-background-tv/547752
Further Reading:
Like Stories of Old – The Complete Reading List: kit.co/likestoriesofold/reading-list
10 Books that changed my life: kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-books-that-changed-my-life
10 More books that inspired my thinking: kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-more-books-that-inspired-my-thinking
My Camera Gear: kit.co/likestoriesofold/my-travel-camera-gear
Business inquiries: lsoo@standard.tv
Say hi: likestoriesofold@gmail.com
Music:
Maylin – I’ll be there
Dexter Britain – The time to run
Tim Mann – All the emotions
Tim Mann – What I felt
Tim Mann – Floating over fields
Tim Mann – Existential dread
Tim Mann – Exploring my thoughts
Tim Mann – ESP
CHPTRS – A slow return
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THE SETTLERS is playing exclusively on MUBI. Start your 30 DAY FREE TRIAL now at mubi.com/likestoriesofold
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Support this channel: patreon.com/LikeStoriesofOld
Leave a One-Time Donation: paypal.me/TomvanderLinden
Facebook: facebook.com/LikeStoriesofOld
Instagram: instagram.com/tom.vd.linden
Twitter: twitter.com/Tom_LSOO
About this video essay:
Our relation with movies has changed. In this video essay, I explore the commodification of relatability, the increasing usage of cinema for self-righteous moralism, and the overwhelming constant stimulants that have descecrated the cinematic experience
Content:
00:00 Do People Even Like Movies Anymore?
02:01 Part 1: Into the "Literally Me" Movie Era
12:04 Part 2: Cinema as Self-Righteous Moralism
25:20 Part 3: The Overwhelming Constant Stimulants
33:44 Part 4: Towards True Nourishment
Sources:
Caitlin Quinlan - If It Makes You Cry, It Must Be Good: artreview.com/the-year-in-film-2023-review
Jeremy D. Larson - Why Do We Obsess Over What’s ‘Relatable’?: nytimes.com/2019/01/08/magazine/the-scourge-of-relatable-in-art-and-politics.html
Kayleigh Dray - Psychology of concentration: why the world is now addicted to ‘background TV’: stylist.co.uk/entertainment/tv/psychology-concentration-background-tv/547752
Further Reading:
Like Stories of Old – The Complete Reading List: kit.co/likestoriesofold/reading-list
10 Books that changed my life: kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-books-that-changed-my-life
10 More books that inspired my thinking: kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-more-books-that-inspired-my-thinking
My Camera Gear: kit.co/likestoriesofold/my-travel-camera-gear
Business inquiries: lsoo@standard.tv
Say hi: likestoriesofold@gmail.com
Music:
Maylin – I’ll be there
Dexter Britain – The time to run
Tim Mann – All the emotions
Tim Mann – What I felt
Tim Mann – Floating over fields
Tim Mann – Existential dread
Tim Mann – Exploring my thoughts
Tim Mann – ESP
CHPTRS – A slow return
Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: fm.pxf.io/c/3532571/1347628/16252
