To ponder: The majority of independent film as an aesthetic of the “moment.” A series of memorable moments more than a cohesive whole. Opposed to mainstream film, in which every moment must serve the main point of the movie, whether it be plot, humor, or action. Generalizations, of course. Needs more thought. (This has been brought to you by Things I Think About While Driving Into Work.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
To ponder: The majority of independent film as an aesthetic of the “moment.” A series of memorable moments more than a cohesive whole. Opposed to mainstream film, in which every moment must serve the main point of the movie, whether it be plot, humor, or action. Generalizations, of course. Needs more thought. (This has been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[536],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34145,"url":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/jonathan-rosenbaum-on-jour-de-fete\/","url_meta":{"origin":42,"position":0},"title":"Jonathan Rosenbaum on Jour de fete","author":"Jandy","date":"May 20, 2014","format":"quote","excerpt":"\"Jour de fete amounts to a kind of stylistic manifesto as well. 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