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In Pamela Anderson’s Criterion Closet picks she states, “I don’t know if I’m a cinephile, but I’m a film-lover.” The full context is “I’m so thrilled to be invited here because I don’t think people expect me to be such a… cinephile - can I say that? I don’t know if I’m definitely that, but I’m definitely a movie lover.”
It’s almost like itself “Film” is a reflective shibboleth-like indicator of an in-group and she’s putting herself outside of that (perhaps even making a stronger statement on the purity of her love of film in doing so.)
Even in a broader sense, we see this distinction of film versus movie, where film seems more academic and formal. Where does “flick” stand in this spectrum?
We see this in “comics” versus “graphic novels” (though I see some utility here.)
We see this in “speculative fiction” and fantasy and scifi.
Here you are eschewing terms, perhaps to settle yourself within (or outside of) a certain collective of media.
I’m not sure I’ve struggled with this and use them often interchangeably. I’ll watch most anything from deep “film” cuts to a mainstream flick that moves me.
It does seem that using “film” can have some centering around a type of conversation though. Maybe some examination of podcast titles and descriptions (film versus movie use and different content connotations.)
Later in the day, I watch “At The Drive-In” (2017) which is a documentary about one of the remaining Drive-In theaters and the staff who are committed to maintaining the legacy.
One of the staff, who works often without pay states roughly “I worked all the way to be a snack bar attendant.” The idea is that he does this because it contributes to something he finds important, regardless of the costs. One person travels six hours, across state lines, to do the same.
Another says that they enjoy coming here because they are understood. In their daily work life, they can speak and nobody matches their enthusiasm for movies, or wants to engage like they do (dressing up for events etc).