I'm surprised that neither the article nor comments here to date point out that the original setting was the cartoon shorts series "Milton"[0], where Milton and Lumbergh are the central characters. The film's climax with Milton's breakdown is foreshadowed in the Milton series ("I could put strychnine in the guacamole...")
That surprises me too. When I've heard that remark in the past, it's always been from someone I could dismiss as being a silly snob.
What's the core of the argument? Is it that fiction is not intellectual enough? What about Milton, Shakespeare, and the profound insights they offer into the way people think? Is it not more interesting (and even persuasive) in that form than as a straight essay? What about science fiction, and the thought experiments it offers regarding our social and political systems?
What about films? Does Mr. Fried also ignore films that tell fictitious stories, or are they acceptable due to the reduced time requirement?
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The movie was actually all about Milton
I'm surprised that neither the article nor comments here to date point out that the original setting was the cartoon shorts series "Milton"[0], where Milton and Lumbergh are the central characters. The film's climax with Milton's breakdown is foreshadowed in the Milton series ("I could put strychnine in the guacamole...")
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_(cartoon)
I think Gary Cole was underrated; he was awesome in "American Gothic".
That surprises me too. When I've heard that remark in the past, it's always been from someone I could dismiss as being a silly snob.
What's the core of the argument? Is it that fiction is not intellectual enough? What about Milton, Shakespeare, and the profound insights they offer into the way people think? Is it not more interesting (and even persuasive) in that form than as a straight essay? What about science fiction, and the thought experiments it offers regarding our social and political systems?
What about films? Does Mr. Fried also ignore films that tell fictitious stories, or are they acceptable due to the reduced time requirement?
Yeah, I don't know. But it's surprising.