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Dot in the Sky ([personal profile] dotinthesky) wrote2006-02-08 02:37 pm
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All Stars

If you could own only one film, which one would it be?

[identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com 2006-02-08 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Very peculiar choice. :-)

[identity profile] ex-stanza602.livejournal.com 2006-02-08 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah I know. Not necessarily my favourite movie, but the most recyclable.

[identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com 2006-02-08 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
But surely you would choose your favourite film as the one?

[identity profile] ex-stanza602.livejournal.com 2006-02-08 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Not necessarily... otherwise you would have simply asked "What's your favourite film?"

Maybe my favourite film is a really disturbing film noir or something, and while I love it, I can't watch it repeatedly.

Or a movie like Memento. Loved it but I have no interest in seeing it again.

[identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com 2006-02-08 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I just assumed that people would choose their all time favourite as the one. Ultimately, you want something that you can watch over and over, but that you can love too. A film like "Dumb and Dumber", or "Groundhog Day" (for myself) might at first be thought of as perfect choices, but I wonder if we'd run out of things to learn from them, insight, and start craving more meaty stuff?

[identity profile] ex-stanza602.livejournal.com 2006-02-08 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Well I can still rent. :) But that's the movie I'd choose to own because that's the movie I'd come back to more than any other.

And meaty stuff can come from many other sources than movies.

[identity profile] desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com 2006-02-08 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I have to say I really enjoyed this little exchange. Your take on the question was really interesting and I liked your line of reasoning on the backup of your choice.

Yes, I'm that bored. I'm reading all the comments to this post.

[identity profile] ex-stanza602.livejournal.com 2006-02-08 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Why thank you. I hope your life picks up some excitement soon. :)

[identity profile] desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com 2006-02-08 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
heh...well, I just got Bad Education in, so yes, it's picking up.