07-20-2008, 02:24 AM
I was reading movie reviews recently (one good film does not a summer make), and came across this review of Wanted; it struck me as kind of a generic shoot-'em-up knockoff, so I was intrigued when I noticed it had a higher score than "art" flick Kabluey. Of course, I had to see where this type of score came from, so I started reading the snippets of reviews that Metacritic highlighted under the synopsis. I came across this bit by Roger Ebert.
Most gamers, I think, recollect (and still talk about) the fiasco from '05 when Ebert suggested that games, because of the nature of their content and the way it is conveyed to the player, cannot definitively be "art". He reneged from the snob camp some weeks later, ceding that games could be art, but not "high art". And now... this. Whatever this is.
I'm not proposing that this is Mr. Ebert recanting, but his opinion of games seems to change radically given time. This, I respect; I don't believe it's proper to accuse somebody of changing their position, because that's really the way things ought to be . But I do see his opinion of the medium drifting not-so-subtly.
Not to dig up the hatchet, but what does this say to you guys? If this could segue into a "games 'r' arts" debate, that'd be pretty cool. Of course, "games are art" isn't a statement you'd probably find much argument about amongst gamers, I know.
Quote:The way to enjoy this film is to put your logic on hold, along with any higher sensitivities that might be vulnerable and immerse yourself as if in a video game.
Most gamers, I think, recollect (and still talk about) the fiasco from '05 when Ebert suggested that games, because of the nature of their content and the way it is conveyed to the player, cannot definitively be "art". He reneged from the snob camp some weeks later, ceding that games could be art, but not "high art". And now... this. Whatever this is.
I'm not proposing that this is Mr. Ebert recanting, but his opinion of games seems to change radically given time. This, I respect; I don't believe it's proper to accuse somebody of changing their position, because that's really the way things ought to be . But I do see his opinion of the medium drifting not-so-subtly.
Not to dig up the hatchet, but what does this say to you guys? If this could segue into a "games 'r' arts" debate, that'd be pretty cool. Of course, "games are art" isn't a statement you'd probably find much argument about amongst gamers, I know.
