I can’t be much surprised when movies like this are added to the Criterion catalog. They are a competing business for one, and for all of the excellent preservation and awareness they do for smaller artistic films, Criterion does have to account for the limitations of competition and resources. Including some of these Hollywood-hybrid prestige films which will just be a part of their ability to produce other more authentic yet less-profitable films in the future.
Benjamin Button is not a challenging film in any particular manner, however, we will see others that are arriving from Criterion thanks in some part to it. Technical filmcraft, no matter how incredible it may be, is still incomplete when paired with less than genuine storytelling. You can see where the artistic and commercial worlds are clashing when these movies get thrown together.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Why? almost 3 years ago
I can’t be much surprised when movies like this are added to the Criterion catalog. They are a competing business for one, and for all of the excellent preservation and awareness they do for smaller artistic films, Criterion does have to account for the limitations of competition and resources. Including some of these Hollywood-hybrid prestige films which will just be a part of their ability to produce other more authentic yet less-profitable films in the future.
Benjamin Button is not a challenging film in any particular manner, however, we will see others that are arriving from Criterion thanks in some part to it. Technical filmcraft, no matter how incredible it may be, is still incomplete when paired with less than genuine storytelling. You can see where the artistic and commercial worlds are clashing when these movies get thrown together.
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