everything's a work of art

Rating: 7/10 (31 October 1999)

Sometimes, when you've got a great story and a great storyteller, an audience - not wanting to be exposed as the weak link in the Storytelling - can become a detriment to the integrity of the Storyteller's work as it scrambles to manufacture its appreciation. I refer to an "emperor's new clothes" dynamic.
I want to appreciate this film like the pretentious kids down at the video store do - and I can't seem to "get it."
I like "Schindler's List," but what is all the fuss about? Am I missing something? Am I desensitized to greatness? Did I not get the memo? Someone help me out (And while you're at it, I didn't like The English Patient one bit).