quick classic rant

its 4am and im too lazy to quote certain portions so il go point by point...sorry if its lengthy but you hit a few pet peeves

point 1: i agree that could of been worded better but then again it wouldnt be a rant lol yes some films wont appeal to those with just half a brain yet deserve their just due

point 2: I hate when people suggest that by passionately expressing an opinion with conviction means you're arrogant smh...if thats the case no opinion is valid shouldn't be argued and should be kept to ourselves all because others have a right to have a different opinion smh and what a dull and less advanced world we would live in as a result........also throughout my post i proved how not arrogant i was by mentioning certain classics that i both like and am merely mildly a fan of but can understand the love.......to go further i cant stand taxi driver and think its overrated...but i can see how others like it same can be said for apocalypse now and the g,b,and u as war movies and westerns aren't my cup of dick however due to my lack of arrogance i am not attacking their right to be called a classic.....however just cause a film appeals to film buffs who love them doesn't mean they should be hit with the classic tag....i think this word is like the word love...i wish people respected the word more and didnt use it just cause they reallyyyyyy liked something lol...just like love i believe a lot more depth and scrutiny and double blind like testing should take place before it is rightfully used lol.......if youre open minded, you would agree that if half of these classics were shot by the same director and film crew shot for shot and magically(in some cases) with the same actors in color and up to date film equipment...and shown to both the average film goer and those with more advanced taste....that they would be ridiculously similar to the same films being made today that we bash or at best find mediocre and majority of the people would be anywhere from ignorant to the idea or hesitant of the idea of calling them classics

point 3: this is where i lose some respect for your argument and you...although i believe you are wrong you made at least some valid points made me even retract or at the very least agree with your rebuttal to an aspect of mines.......but here you are just being childish...your point here just sounded good but had no basis and was corny

point 4: what im saying is some of these classics im calling out if made today wouldn't be those unique gems that are more for the few than the many but the films that are universally accessible yet universally mediocre.........when casablanca is presented to those as a classic and when are conditioned to be apprehensive in being critical of art made long ago...yes my point exactly a lot of people will "like it"... but just like shakespeare is shoved down our throats and the mona lisa...films are too......not to digress but the mona lia is an ugly painting but is worth millions and highly regarded and the most known piece of artwork yet there are people today whos painting skills are so good they literally look like photographs clearly surpassing the skill of those in the past yet all they get are a few likes on facebook....this is an example how skill and merit arent the basis of what a classic is and i think thats wrong and why i chose to argue against it on the more specific subject of film

point 5: someone missed the part (even though you quoted it) where i addressed the fact that "...seems like 1/5 of the top 250 are new films with fanboys severely bumpin the rating up on decent films and another half of the 250 are dated films that were groundbreaking in their day but now are on par with what we would now consider mediocre".......so i agree yes new films can get hype too...but the majority of the 250 is made up of old films some deserving but a lot not so much...also not to beat a dead horse cause i touched on this but opinions are good things...there would be no philosophy without it among many more things.....this idea where you overly feel the need to respect others opinions to the point of not being able to be critical of it can be dangerous and the antithesis to progress...at the root of progress is rebellion and/or challenge to the status quo usually in regards to common thought....and before progress takes form in action is must 1st present itself as a theory or thought or opinion.......one does need to be able to appreciate something that doesnt affect him positively or at all....but must also retain the ability to be critical of it........you can respect an opinion and still be critical of it...sometimes once you criticize something it no longer deserves respect...may seem harsh but if the new age doctors respected older doctors opinion that germs are a crazy idea we would still have doctors with fecal covered fingers operating on us.....by being critical of someones thought you not only challenge theres but your own...and sometimes the result is realizing your thought has merit and theres doesnt...and sometimes this can lead to great advances like the example given above.........i care about film which is why i am critical of it...nothing is more dangerous than when people blindly accept things and that goes for everything...therefore it applies here...if you dont agree with my argument cool but cant you respect the fact that im challenging common thought, blindly accepting of what is or isnt a classic and most people who actually give a damn about classics and that sorta thing respect casablanca therefore making it common thought...im challenging that...is that really a bad thing?
Oh great, now it's my dick that's killing me

A Bout de Souffle is a light on the hill. Maybe the following will help the skeptical. I had to watch it 15 times to get it.

Taxi Driver, Apoch Now are also lights on the Hill. As is His Girl Friday and Casablanca.

Posters like above don't get these movies so they attack them with overblown theories. That is OK. These films are La Cosa Nostra, Our Thing.