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Michael Haneke's Funny Games: The Philosophy Of Films

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Before I give my answer to the question of whether films can do philosophy, I should first define what doing philosophy entails. From what I see, philosophy is having a debate of sorts on a topic with either another person or with yourself. With that definition, I defiantly see how a multitude of films can do philosophy. I suppose there is one caveat I should mention: the film itself should be the one doing the philosophy, not the expositional dialogue or narration. The film could do philosophy through the plot’s progression and ending, or perhaps through a certain scene that causes us to question norms and such. Films ought to show the philosophy, not tell it.
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