Comments on: The Necessity of Expressionism in a Modern World http://unitedstage.com/2010/06/14/the-necessity-of-expressionism-in-a-modern-world/ Poetics in Live Performance Wed, 16 May 2012 18:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Continuing Influence of German Expressionism | Art Film Now http://unitedstage.com/2010/06/14/the-necessity-of-expressionism-in-a-modern-world/#comment-1603 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:23:39 +0000 http://unitedstage.com/?p=291#comment-1603 [...] David Boles discusses the influence of Expressionism on Lady Gaga’s Alejandro video. [...]

]]> By: Why Jerry Lewis is Right About American Idol and Reality Television | The United Stage of America http://unitedstage.com/2010/06/14/the-necessity-of-expressionism-in-a-modern-world/#comment-1401 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:56:34 +0000 http://unitedstage.com/?p=291#comment-1401 [...] those shows haul in tons of eyeballs each week — but that doesn’t mean they are any good or deserve any quality or merit — those [...]

]]> By: The Twilight Zone Effect and Tricksy Audience Endings | United Stage http://unitedstage.com/2010/06/14/the-necessity-of-expressionism-in-a-modern-world/#comment-770 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:46:45 +0000 http://unitedstage.com/?p=291#comment-770 [...] The next example of a “Twilight Zone” ending is — Shutter Island — because director Martin Scorsese didn’t trust the truth of, and the human authenticity of, the original book; and so he inserted his own, heavy-handed, and meathooky, melodramatic, ending.  Leonardo DiCaprio perfectly played the role of an insane man — except at the end of the movie when Scorsese forced him to utter a final line that was not in the book:  “Would you rather live as a monster or die as a hero?“ [...]

]]> By: David W. Boles http://unitedstage.com/2010/06/14/the-necessity-of-expressionism-in-a-modern-world/#comment-668 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:16:03 +0000 http://unitedstage.com/?p=291#comment-668 Yes, you left a previous comment, but it was gobbled by Akismet!

So is Akismet the ultra manifestation of Naturalism in action? Or it Akismet more Expressionistic as its “heurises” work their Black Mojo on your words?

After seeing the silly “telephone” video — I can’t disassociate the song from the yellow telephone handset wig. Ugh.

]]> By: David W. Boles http://unitedstage.com/2010/06/14/the-necessity-of-expressionism-in-a-modern-world/#comment-667 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:13:28 +0000 http://unitedstage.com/?p=291#comment-667 It is difficult to disassociate video from its musical source once you’ve watched the video — as the video becomes the message — if you’re able to not have that happen, then you’re an aesthetic SuperMan!

I relate to the world in images and captured visualizations, so when hard images become attached to an abstract song — it binds. When I listen to a song, I don’t see images or colors. I just hear the song.

]]> By: Gordon Davidescu http://unitedstage.com/2010/06/14/the-necessity-of-expressionism-in-a-modern-world/#comment-666 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:52:50 +0000 http://unitedstage.com/?p=291#comment-666 Ack! Did I not leave a comment? I thought I had done.

Anyhow, I have heard Alejandro enough that I have managed to disassociate the powerful video from the song. I have learned with Lady Gaga to do that because her videos are quite graphic.

]]> By: Gordon Davidescu http://unitedstage.com/2010/06/14/the-necessity-of-expressionism-in-a-modern-world/#comment-665 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:31:39 +0000 http://unitedstage.com/?p=291#comment-665 Great write-up, David! I have listened to Alejandro so many times that I don’t have it hard-associated with the video. Thank goodness for that — I try to listen to a song that I know has a video because I like to make my own imagery for songs and not associate them with fixed imagery. :)

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