But is this true? At what point do these things become gratuitous? Or are they always unnecessary? When does showing depravity go too far? Where should we draw the line? Where!? WON'T ANYONE TELL US?
Fear not! Tim and Nick are here to tackle these questions with all the grit and stoic fortitude they can manage.
Then for a change of pace, they take a look back at summer movies, as well as at a few summer reads.
It may not have enough science teachers turned drug lords for your liking, but come in anyway and listen to the 47th episode of everyone's favorite storytelling podcast--Derailed Trains of Thought!
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The podcast takes you places? So it's the TARDIS now? :P
ReplyDeleteLong time, no comment, fellas! Time to make up for that. (I miss being name-dropped).
What is excessive and gratuitous? I've wrestled with that myself. Like you, I'm not sure what is the definitive answer. It's often something I "just know" as I read/watch something. However, it's often depends on the type of story being told. For example, I expect violence in an action/adventure story, but the same amount of violence in a romantic comedy just seems distracting.
That's another thing: content can be gratuitous but not necessarily offensive. But that has more to do with the amount than the explicitness. You can have gratuitous space battles in a sci-fi story.
Also, I'm sad to hear you didn't see more movies this summer. Not everything was a franchise film. "Amazing Spider-Man 2" and "Godzilla" were both pretty good, though. I think you both would've enjoyed "Edge of Tomorrow." Why not "How to Train Your Dragon 2"?
I just didn't have much chance to see movies this summer, though I hear there were a decent number of good ones.
ReplyDeleteYeah, gratuitous and explicit aren't always the same, but definition are tricky things, like you said, when yoy try to put limits on either.
Thanks for the comment!