I believe that the fantasy and science-fiction genres are two of the most relevant genres to contemporary society. Science fiction/fantasy literature functions because it is, ostensibly, not about the real world.
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I must confess that Pieces of April was not everything I expected and more: a movie full of miscalculations, a spent metaphor, and two-dimensional characters. I may have been hasty, though, in my initial judgment that it offers nothing of value.
Last evening I saw Garden State for a second time. The narrative is not tight, the script more than a little rough around the edges. It is not grandiose, or revelatory, or sexy. It is low-key, and beautifully sweet, and Braff seems to realize that those things are sexier than anything.