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The Man Behind the Screen's avatar

I still enjoy Will Jordan and his content, though I've yet to read any of his books or watch his short film. The reviews still do it for me, (and I've noticed he's pulled back on the barf and fart jokes. Somewhat. A little.) and I find myself in definite agreement with you that his more measured "real" self via his livestreams and second channel reviews are even more engaging. He may have tripped over his own shoelaces and landed face first in the dirt with this first shot at filmmaking, but as you say, he tried. He put in the work and made an effort, which is a hell of a lot more than can be said for many.

A single failure isn't the end all, be all. Neither is a single success. If someone is genuinely inclined toward artistic endeavor, then the work never truly stops. I hope the Drinker will learn from this experience and make an effort to hone his craft. I hope he'll broaden his base of understanding by digging deeper into why the films he loves worked, going beyond the technical aspects to examine the cultural reasons why those examples stand the test of time. I hope he'll grow and try again, and I hope he'll do much better the next time around.

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Shade of Achilles's avatar

I don't especially like critical drinker's videos (they're ok) but I'm sorry to see him fail --and that without even having upheld his principles. Art proceeding only from objection and negativity is highly susceptible to failure for basically the same reasons as are conservative politics: it's not truly generative.

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