The Reader on Ma(t)r(i)x

[Carl Remick]

> >> But the special effects were great.
> >
> >Pretty much the epitaph for movies as a medium.
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> >Carl Remick
> 
> Why? Given that 'movies' began as 'special effects'.
> 
> Catherine

The art of special effects has advanced at the expense of
characterization and plot development.  Movies have contributed vastly
to the domination of imagery over the written word and to the
stupefaction of people in general.  That's one reason I'm so
enthusiastic about the rise of the Web -- the revenge of the literate!

Carl Remick