tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21772340073542599.post89642039790761655..comments2024-03-24T19:43:16.277-07:00Comments on All Things Fangirl: No Plot > Bad Plot?LoquaciousMusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10915505540153733746noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21772340073542599.post-73815202077500084412009-05-21T08:31:02.769-07:002009-05-21T08:31:02.769-07:00totoro... see terminator, and then tell me with a ...totoro... see terminator, and then tell me with a straight face / typeface that it has more of a plot than wolverine. and i've reconciled myself to the fact that star trek was a better film than terminator, but i certainly enjoyed sitting in a very loud theater more for the latter. seriously, bruce conner films have more plot than terminator salvation. hell, bruce conner's MUSIC VIDEOS had more plot... not that plot is integral to me enjoying a film by any stretch of the imagination, but to see a summer blockbuster of this magnitude entirely without one is certainly odd.davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480246131067612066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21772340073542599.post-91525700296919949802009-05-21T07:49:03.760-07:002009-05-21T07:49:03.760-07:00Darn, forgot to mention the obvious: Wolverine had...Darn, forgot to mention the obvious: Wolverine had no plot. It was at best a series of side-stories strong together with no true journey. Characters began where the started, etc etc etc...TotoroVsBatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00161393369664104623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21772340073542599.post-3741766325802771322009-05-21T07:32:06.751-07:002009-05-21T07:32:06.751-07:00Hmmm.... I haven't seen Terminator Salvation yet. ...Hmmm.... I haven't seen Terminator Salvation yet. But just to be fair, it seems like a slippery slope to mention 'Cinema of Attractions' in context with what is going on in current effects-based narratives. I mean, Star Trek had a narrative; there was a clear beginning, middle, and end... along with characters having some revelation about themselves at the climax. From what I know about Terminator I would guess it too has a clear narrative (or plot). So I guess my question is, what qualifies as 'No Plot'? Are these films inventing a sight or experience never before seen or heard? Are the assuming the audience will not engage the screen and go through identification, rather trying to bring a formalistc revelation to create a new cinema of attraction? I mean, it just seems like a moot qualification for these types of movie. <br /><br />To be clear I am stating outright that Star Trek had a very clear plot. And I will go out on a limb and say TSal has one too. But I want to hear more about the 'No Plot.'TotoroVsBatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00161393369664104623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21772340073542599.post-68848478506803477442009-05-20T12:56:40.423-07:002009-05-20T12:56:40.423-07:00Yah I'm pretty positive the words out of your mout...Yah I'm pretty positive the words out of your mouth, Vulcan, were, "Not bad. It wasn't terrible." Then I vaguely remember the word "okay" being on your lips.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295925408226177950noreply@blogger.com