tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7752232152486145632.post6259459611032074449..comments2023-04-23T18:13:18.453-05:00Comments on The Laughing Yeti: Gabriel Blackwell, On Readingshome dasguptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509151852467206345noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7752232152486145632.post-84195567512147609432010-05-17T18:41:12.270-05:002010-05-17T18:41:12.270-05:00I used to want to read a book before the movie but...I used to want to read a book before the movie but now I almost enjoy it the other way. Great post :)Jessie Cartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181286764480973423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7752232152486145632.post-5652449976337376822010-05-16T16:38:36.520-05:002010-05-16T16:38:36.520-05:00I think that's right, Tim. It seems pitiful, s...I think that's right, Tim. It seems pitiful, somehow, to say that I can't always summon the requisite concentration for watching a film, but having been a film student I know that it can be exhausting. <br /><br />I'm with Lynch on this one: the big screen is the one and only appropriate medium for viewing films. Television, podcasts, etc. are all narratively already geared to the distractions that surround the small screen and do not require the ritual of the theater and the rapt gaze of the viewer. You can miss a moment because there are moments to be missed.Gabriel Blackwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810434661231289700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7752232152486145632.post-46632746554928853422010-05-16T09:30:55.946-05:002010-05-16T09:30:55.946-05:00I love what you say here, Gabe. Since I've bee...I love what you say here, Gabe. Since I've been teaching this Cinefiction class, I've had similar experiences with film and books. In some ways, I think watching a movie actually requires greater reserves of concentration than a book does, in spite of all of the stereotypes. My mind can wander a little bit while watching a book, as can my gaze, whereas in a film I "might miss something." One can read with and read against, but watching a film <i>against</i> does not make much sense to me if it's possible at all. Anyway, cool post!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03343700615460577110noreply@blogger.com