Despite the fact that Kevin Smith has had his share of hits and misses, I believe that he’s had more hits than misses. I honestly consider him to be an American hero for paving the way for indie filmmakers and defending our 1st amendment rights.

As far as whether controversy or love makes the world go round, I believe you’re thinking of money. HOWEVER, controvery = money, so maybe you’re right?

Just now getting a chance to read this post. I LOVE Kevin Smith, and Dogma for sure is one of my favorite movies of all time. I love the fact that he pushes the envelope as far as it will go. Controversy is what makes the world go ’round right?? or was it love….I can’t remember

Anyway…keep doin what you’re doin. Let everyone know the good things about what everyone else preceives as rotten or evil. I love it!!

Don’t get me started on film critics. lol. You’re right that they are way out of touch with what the audience wants. I think that what Smith had that the audience wanted was passion. Smith has yet to lose his passion for his work, and that satisfies a great percentage of his fanbase. Thanks for commenting.

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Thanks for the comment. You’re right. If there’s one constant about film sites, it’s that they all are different. And yes, a lot of them have agendas.

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I know what you mean. My problem with film sites is how snobby people are. They like to turn up their nose at certain movies and such. My “Live and Let Live” post is largely aimed at people who frequent those sites.

Dogma is probably Kevin’s most accessible film, as long as you’re not Catholic. I don’t think that he predicted the church’s reaction, but I do think that he was at a point in his career where he wanted to touch on subject matter that would get people talking. After all, right before Dogma, he touched on gay and racial issues in Chasing Amy.

And thanks for the compliment!

I don’t normally enjoy film sites – too much marketing, glamour and not enough social commentary. This one’s different though, and I just wanted to acknowledge the great mix and the depth of your writing and content.

I loved Clerks but for some reason gave Dogma a miss .. a mistake I’m going to rectify as soon as I can after reading this. I’m curious though .. do you think that Smith predicted and used the church’s reaction to actively market the film .. or was it more just good luck?

Ian

Thanks for the compliment. I think that if the movie industry could fix their problems, there’d be fewer people who would wait 6+ months to go to a movie.

@ Tom Volkar

That is true. Kevin Smith doesn’t seem to let the criticism phase him. He’s a success no matter how you slice it. We can learn from that. Thanks for commenting!

@ Sheila

Freedom of speech is something that I feel very strongly about. It hasn’t come up yet, but I won’t even censor comments on here that I dislike unless they are overly sexual or threatening. Kevin Smith has worked to encourage the growth of thoughtful discussion on a variety of subjects. Thanks for the comment!

@ Patrick

There have been SO many filmmakers enter the game with their hopes of creating the next “Clerks”. Without Kevin Smith, would we have Christopher Nolan who gave us last year’s “Dark Knight”. Probably not.

I heard Kevin talk about the stories of the Superman project. Very funny stuff. I think it would be interesting to see him do a serious comic book superhero film. It would be a nice change of pace for him, to test out his range. Thanks for commenting!

Personally I hope he gets to film his unique vision of Superman that he wrote a script for so many years ago. I’ll buy a ticket today.

Patrick

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