13 July 2003

Summer Movies: The M.A. Program

Here is an interesting article: unfortunately it doesn't follow through on its promise and winds up petering out, but it does provoke food for thought, especially for archetypists. I particularly like this sentence: "This summer, millions of teenagers have been invited to experience the tedium and pedantry of graduate school in Dolby surround, accompanied by the latest in computer-generated special effects." And this one: "So excuse me while I turn my attention to Aristotle's "Posterior Analytics," which my colleagues tell me is crucial to understanding "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.'" Again, you need the Times subscription....

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