I saw Cars 2 a few days ago. I liked it, and felt like a freak for doing so. Granted, the Cars saga is not my favorite of the PIXAR films (I have too much of a soft-spot for Up and WALL-E), but this film and its sequel have been getting its fair-share of being knocked around. It is called a film for young boys, but not for most else. It has an immature and boring plot to anyone with sense (at least, that's what I think is meant by it). I, however, found the movie to have a very simple plot, simple morals, but never boring. Simplistic yes, boring no.
Doing nothing is different from relaxing. Static is different from turning the television off. White noise is different from no sound. Simplistic is different from boring. When something is simple, that means that it is not complex, not that it is not interesting. Complicated things can be boring, in the same way that music can be made white noise, or television can be used like static, or when you can be inattentive while you are doing something.
Surprisingly, many things can be said about simplicity. But, in the spirit of this topic, I will try and simply say what I love about it.
I find simple things enjoyable, because they are able to be enjoyed for what they are.
Simplicity is more comforting to me than complexity. When someone is a loyal friend to me because of some quality or some circumstance, I know it can change if the circumstance changes. If someone is loyal because they love loyalty and because they love me, then I can be comforted.
Simplicity does not mean that something is not deep, special, and meaningful; it means that you can easily see why something is deep, special, and meaningful. And you can spend a lifetime of learning how to appreciate the simple things well.
I loved Cars 2 because it was a simple story about friendship. Isn't that a reason to praise a film, not avoid it?
No comments:
Post a Comment