/lit/ - Literature

>>19666698
Kubrick is bait for pseuds. He represents the intelligent world, high art and philosophy, for the dumb. Cinema is a shitty artform compared with the traditional arts, but even in cinema there are more patrician individuals of interest.

>>19666698
The super expensive Napoleon book would show how his mind worked

not any recent ones that I'm aware of.
there is a book series that deconstructs individual films, a bit expensive though.
there would also be plenty of online blogs about him.
you could search film by film online reviews that will cover a lot of ground.

>>19666725
Have you seen any of his movies? In what way do they represent high art and philosophy? His movies are often visceral, not "intelligent".

>>19666754
I said they represent high art and philosophy for pseuds.

also
>implying 'visceral' is opposed to 'intelligent'

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>>19666698
Read his Wikipedia you stupid ass nerd

>>19667140
I wanna go deep

kubrick was an asshole, don't admire him

>>19667255
What did he do that we shouldn’t admire him for?
You an Epstein fan? A Vietnam fan?

>>19667255
I imagine he was rude, demanding, erratic, etc., but AFAIK he didn't do anything truly bad...

>>19667291
>truly bad
An oxymoron

Any good books about Citizen Kane? I'm a huge George Orwell.

>>19666725
The true pseud is disliking Kubrick

>>19667302
There's a good essay about it by Bazin

Kinda want to hear an interview with his daughter after listening to the Red Scare interview w/ Alex Jones where he mentions how Kubrick's daughter knows all the shit about his remote viewing/ ESP capabilities.

>>19666725
Not liking lunrick because dumb people like him means youre a contrarian, kubrick is one of the greats if not for his influence alone

Read Ozu's Anti-Cinema or Bresson on Bresson instead.

>>19666698
The written by Vincent Libretto is often recommended by his family. I've read about 100 pages of it and it's very good, so start with that one. There's also an old Reddit AMA where his daughter lists books worth checking out either written on her father or about his work, so check that as well.

>>19666725
>Cinema is a shitty artform compared with the traditional arts

Then why is literature so fucking garbage today and why does cinema still produce some beautiful works yearly?

>>19668415
Recommend me some good movies.

>>19668415
Because cinema's origin wasn't that long ago, and it's easier to make.

But this isn't really an argument for cinema not being a shittier artform anyway.

>>19668501
How is cinema easier to make?
You can write a book by yourself at your pace etc.
With movies you are always depending on others if you want to use actors etc. and lets not get started on financing even a small production

>>19668493
Name a work of literature in the 2010s that is as good as the film Burning (2018) which was directed by a former novelist who realized cinema was a more relevant art form

>>19668415
>Then why is literature so fucking garbage today and why does cinema still produce some beautiful works yearly?
Because you don't know who the authors worth reading now are, so you opt for an easy way out with "literature nowadays is shit, lol".

>>19668493
On the Silver Globe.

>>19666725
>the traditional arts
Pseud detected. Go back to /v/ or wherever you crawled out of.

>>19668559
post taste
>inb4 le spoonfeeding evasion

>>19668611
>post taste
What purpose does this serve in this conversation, exactly?

I'd like to see a book that goes deep into what he liked and what influenced him the most. He was obviously a huge bibliophile and cinephile and there are more connections in his movies than in QT's work.

For example, he said on many occasions that his favorite actor was James Cagney and I just noticed pic related.

>>19666725
Also, this guy is a faggot

>>19668634
>I'd like to see a book that goes deep into what he liked and what influenced him the most.
Read the biography written by Vincent Libretto.

>>19668619
Substantiating your claims.

>>19668665
My claims are self-evident and don't need to be backed up. Besides, what specific examples have you posted that support your " why is literature so fucking garbage today"? But if you want recommendations because your taste is shit and you obviously don't know where to find recent books that are worth reading, then check the following; Ian Sinclair's The Last London: True Fictions from an Unreal City, Alan Moore's Jerusalem, Brian Catling's The Vorrh trilogy, Želimir Periš' Mladenka Kostonoga, Ivana Sajko's Small Deaths, Philip Kerr's The Lady From Zagreb.

>>19668704
>Alan Moore
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

>>19668634
here is your kubrick stare

>>19666725
Eat shit, incel.

I have a lot of Stanley Kubrick books, even the books his movies were based on.

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>>19668271
Thanks, I'll check these out. I've seen Bresson's Pickpocket; I wasn't crazy about it when I watched it, but some of those scenes have really stuck with me.

>>19666725
I bet you are fun at parties.

>>19666725
>even in cinema there are more patrician individuals of interest

This doesn't actually say anything about Kubrick.

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>>19670157
Seeing a lot of angry responses to this post. Unfortunately, I expected more from a board which supposedly prides itself on erudition and sensibility. Perhaps Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino are more your speed.

Moreover, I hope you have better taste in literature.

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>>19670202
0/10

>>19670202
bad faith. bait. whatever you want to call it. the sad part is that it's completely humorless. If you showed this trolling to someone, would they even smile?

>>19668518
Because of its sensual nature it's easier to wow an satisfy people than a novel, which is purely mental.

>>19670287
>le funny self-portrait
>>19670298
>no argument
>>19670396
>y-you're the real bait
Pathetic, American-tier responses. Try reading a book and engaging your minds with something other than third-rate motion pictures. Maybe then you will achieve something worthwhile in society, instead of worshipping celebrities and changing your gender at McDonald's.

>>19670493
>Try reading a book
my thread is about finding a book to read. You hijacked it with your inflammatory nonsense

>>19670493
please provide examples of traditional art that is preferable to Kubrick's films

>>19670493
The argument is that you’re a dumb troll with nothing of value to add to the thread.
Go outside and find something to do.

>>19666821
What you say is unintelligible garbage. Has it occurred d to you that your the pseud?

>>19670493
You are a retard.

>>19667255
You are a asshole and insolent.

>>19666698
The one by Michael Herr is good. I now know which jacket he always wore. I wear that jacket too now. I also pat the pockets and call it my 'office' whenever someone happens to look my way.

I liked watching the one hour> youtube video where some nutjob says that he faked the moon landings and that The Shining was him trying to reveal his deception through obscure imagery.

>>19666754
This is actually right, Barry Lyndon has not an ounce of intelligence in it.

>>19668535
The Nip should have realized that manga/anime is the true successor of the novel and they will stay more relevant than film will ever be again.

>>19671347
Not him but how exactly is what he said unintelligible?

>>19668535
>The film is based on the short story "Barn Burning" from The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami, with elements inspired by William Faulkner's story of the same name

>>19666725
wow, bro this is kinda anteeeesemetic

>>19666725
>Nolan is bait for pseuds
ftfy

>>19670493
This is literally you.

>>19671571
Based and kinopilled

>>19666725
Based, all the seethe justify your statement

>>19670507
There are far too many to count. If you want films, look into Dreyer, Ozu, or Renoir.
>>19670526
Eat your cabbage, moth.
>>19671356
I am but the screen which reflects your misshapen visage.

>>19673970
>'please provide examples' means 'list all'
genuine retard
and I'm not him, before you start sperging about something dumb he said as if that makes you less retarded

>>19673970
No, you are the real retard. You are not a screen but a fat grotesque retard.

>>19671613
Ok weeb

>>19674056
No, you are a vulgar little dullard projecting your insecurities on an oriental message board. Seek therapy and try improving your abysmal vocabulary. Disgraceful.
>>19674153
Cut down on the sodas if you are seeing more than one chin. I hear that exercise helps, as well.

>>19674181
Take your meds before you go full retard and making a fool out of yourself. Shitty bait.

>>19666698
Funny you should say this, I just bought this on amazon. looks ot be exactly what you're looking for.

>>19673596
wild ride, thanks for posting

>>19666698
> Although he was a great director, I consider him to be generally overrated. Eyes Wide Shut was a disaster, and Lolita, although interesting, was also a failure. If anyone, Kubrick should have had the guts to follow Nabokov and cast a girl as Lo, instead of a woman. Once you refuse to cast a young teen as Lo, you have destroyed the entire plot and all the commentary, and you might as well make a different movie. Which is basically what he did. Kubrick's long suit was not humor, either, and Dr. Strangelove is not nearly as funny as most people seem to think it is. Peter Sellers could make a funeral funny, and he often has to do that for Kubrick. Even in Barry Lyndon, Kubrick made mistakes that were nearly fatal. Ryan O'Neal is way out of his depth, and only Kubrick's direction saves him from ruining the whole thing (mostly). Yes, Polanski made a very similar casting mistake with Kinski in Tess, but Kinski's looks were more astonishing than O'Neal's. O'Neal was handsome, but Kinski was awe-inspiring. It requires awe to cause an audience to overlook accent problems like those two both had. Kinski's eyes could hypnotize you (making you believe that a girl from Evershot could have a German accent), but O'Neal could not do the same.

>>19674650
He couldn't make Lolita exactly the way he wanted due to all the regulations.
>Kubrick should have had the guts to follow Nabokov and cast a girl as Lo, instead of a woman
She was only 14??? that's junior high school

cinema is shit, even welles knew this.