In the time where streaming giants conquer the world, we, cinephiles, have to stick together. In a 1996 essay, The Decay of Cinema, Susan Sontag wrote, “It’s not that you can’t look forward anymore to new films that you can admire... They have to be actual violations of the norms and practices that now govern movie-making everywhere…” But then Fargo came out, and the world of cinema shook. It was an instant classic. Of course, many more classic films came out after 1996 that were masterpieces, but to focus only on the cinematic achievements of the time misses Sontag’s point. Sontag’s concerns lie less with the movies made, and more on the culture surrounding the films themselves. Check out how Eyebrow Cinema breaks down how the art of cinema is in decay: Cinephilia is near death. This is the name of a very specific kind of love that cinema inspires. It's that love borne of the conviction that cinema is an art unlike any other. Cinema is both the book of art and the book of life; for cinephiles, films encapsulate everything. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 16 April, 2021