Disjointed Theories
Disjointed Theories An Essay on the Ontology of Film Theory In a world that breeds commercial gain as success, it is rare to find a thought-provoking anything. ... Whereas Eisenstein once wrote that statement as a response to a pamphlet on the lack of cinematography in Japanese cinema, I must, in turn, use the statement as a response to his, and others’, theories on film. ... Eisenstein’s theories fail to have as much relevance in modern times as they did in his own, simply because film has developed and advanced far past even what he could have imagined it could. ... In her essay Film Criticism after Grand Theories, Jo Smith reinforces these assumptions. ... What relation do these theories have to the actual storytelling aspect of film, which dare I say, is the most important aspect of film? Is the audience not intelligent enough to convey its own ideas and theories about the film?