“The film argues to the young that the old were young once, too, and contain within them all that the young know, and more.” KnowsFilmYoungArguingHuman Condition Book:The Great Movies II Source: The Great Movies II
“The motion picture is like journalism in that, more than any of the other arts, it confers celebrity. Not just on people - on acts, and objects, and places, and ways of life. The camera brings a kind of stardom to them all. I therefore doubt that film can ever argue effectively against its own material: that a genuine antiwar film, say, can be made on the basis of even the ugliest battle scenes ... No matter what filmmakers intend, film always argues yes.” PeopleWayKindArtMadeMatterFilmDoubtObjectsMaterialsSceneBattleBasesCamerasNo Matter WhatArguingGenuineJournalismFilmmakerMovieAntiwarMotion PicturesStardom Author:Renata Adler
“Films tend to argue in favor of whatever they show.” ShowsFilmArguingFavorsMovie Author:Jennifer Stone