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Originally Posted by Archaea
BTW, I saw "Fearless", does that count? So if I watch martial arts films, does that make me artsy?
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Is "Fearless" like "Danny the Dog?"
Some indy theatres have a marial arts week. They're not screening Chuck Norris' Invasion USA or Steven Sagal flicks, but they do show films that actively try to avoid compromising the "art" aspect of martial arts.
In my book, simply watching certain kinds of films doesn't make one artsy. Being artistic in this context has more to do with how you engage a film, and this in turn has something to do with what the film makes available for you to engage with. To be much too brief, if your mindset is one of actively seeking education and/or discovering beauty in the human experience, it is artistic. Some films do more to encourage and reward such a mindset than do others, and so people who are looking for that experience in film develop a preference. Still, there is something to be said for the postmodern quest to find meaning amidst even the most banal and consumer-oriented fare.