shitdisturber
Asked 6 years ago
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Someone explain the words: provocative and compelling
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Yeah, I always see those words used in critics' quotes in film previews, but never really knew what made a film "compelling" or "provocative".
I looked up the words in the dictionary and that didn't do much.
Someone explain.
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PolarisDiB
Answered 6 years ago
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I'm sick right now so my mind is kind of fuzzy and disorganized, but both basically mean they create a reaction, whether mental, emotional, or visceral, or maybe even sensual, from the audience, which is supposed to be a good thing because the movies are then very effective.
I use the word "compelling" a lot. What I learned from media arts classes is that you never say a movie is "good" or "bad", you say it's "compelling" or "banal." That's a tip, kids, write it down.
--PolarisDiB
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shitdisturber
Answered 6 years ago
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Yeah, or you don't say a movie "sucks" either. I learned the phrase "abominbale abortion" to describe a movie off someone else, which I now use frequently rather than saying a movie "sucks".
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