tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9063159190985782284.post5467728280525464506..comments2024-01-21T22:10:37.000-05:00Comments on CHINO KINO: Why people hate films about their own professionChino Kinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09665127607413305094noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9063159190985782284.post-41521230278664579492011-02-27T17:14:25.498-05:002011-02-27T17:14:25.498-05:00NYTimes review gave "Black Swan" rating ...NYTimes review gave "Black Swan" rating 100/100, but gave "Mao's Last Dancer" rating only 30/100. That is the problemUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783482477182579950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9063159190985782284.post-76604135238501249412011-02-01T18:41:15.512-05:002011-02-01T18:41:15.512-05:00Excellent review and some important points made ab...Excellent review and some important points made about the need for realism vs making a film interesting to the general public.<br />It's all subjective when I watch a movie about journalism, PR or even basketball - to be critical of movies because they don't reflect our own experience in those worlds seems kind of ridiculous in the end.<br />Agreed about Mao's Last Dancer too - well-told story, good acting and brilliant dance performances. <br />There are plenty of films out there with expert dancing, terrible acting and the standard boy-meets-girl-saves-old-dance-hall-from-demolition for those who want 'realism' in their chosen art formstevepoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273389692266599432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9063159190985782284.post-18728981913063248202011-01-27T19:01:31.055-05:002011-01-27T19:01:31.055-05:00Excellent points. Here's my own take on Black ...Excellent points. Here's my own take on Black Swan, which roughly approximates yours. <br /><br />http://www.ballet.co.uk/magazines/yr_11/feb11/et_rev_black_swan_0111.htmErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270771589042517138noreply@blogger.com