I was thinking about the concept of film blogs the other day, perhaps yesterday. My thoughts are often incoherent to even myself, and yet sometimes I experience moments of clarity. I wonder if this is something human we all share, or if I am somewhat of a conundrum. That's a fun word. Back to the intro. Blogs seem to be the thing, and have been since their conception. While I can't properly cite their conception I do know that they instantly became like sliced bread after its inception. Sliced bread is, of course, a favorite of all sandwich loving folks, generally well-rounded intelligent beings etc. And really what is a blog, but my own personal thoughts and/or feelings on any one particular matter. It really could be seen as a journal of sorts, but instead we call it a log, and since it occurs in a virtual form that is placed upon a server and doled out in single-serving portions we call it a web log, or b log = blog.
Now onto the real point of this sword. S words for 200. I guess what I really after here is some sort of critique of critiquing... anything. I mean I can watch a film, and then come onto a site like Spout where I can rate it, add it to a list, start a discussion about it, and write a review of the film. All of that being said, which of these options is really going to sway my fellow community members? And can I truly encapsulate the experience of the film in wordsand phrases, and perhaps emoticons if we're lucky. Perhaps the more important question is the ethical implications of me creating said content for or against a piece of art (if we can call it that). I get the feeling that, while I have seen hundreds(if not thousands) or films/shows, I am somehow speechless when it comes time to actually quantify in words the experience of well experiencing. At this time I shall allow my mundane thoughts to stew further. Happy spouting.