Camp is a great thing. And I'm gonna have to disagree with your friend: I think camp occurs when it is unintended. Sam Raimi's Evil Dead series is one of the few examples of consciously constructed camp. There has to a be seriousness there, otherwise its self-consciousy and cheesy; not that these are bad things, but not camp.
I must confess, I dislike 300, perhaps for the barely implicit messages that hrautfina mentions. Part of its being a man in already overly masculine culture. Also, graphic violence as entertainment turns me off. Don't think its good for humanfolk, especially the 12-year olds sitting next to me in the theater. Stylistically - pretty frickin' cool; and I am rethinking my assessment of the acting and script in light of your pointing out of the camp factor.
Yay for the pea's heartbeat. That does sound pretty cool. Any my god that's a lot of orange juice. The economy may be taking a sharp downturn but as long as you're preggers Tropicana and Minute-Made will do just fine.
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Date: 2008-01-19 05:14 am (UTC)I must confess, I dislike 300, perhaps for the barely implicit messages that hrautfina mentions. Part of its being a man in already overly masculine culture. Also, graphic violence as entertainment turns me off. Don't think its good for humanfolk, especially the 12-year olds sitting next to me in the theater. Stylistically - pretty frickin' cool; and I am rethinking my assessment of the acting and script in light of your pointing out of the camp factor.
Yay for the pea's heartbeat. That does sound pretty cool. Any my god that's a lot of orange juice. The economy may be taking a sharp downturn but as long as you're preggers Tropicana and Minute-Made will do just fine.