
Defending Freud (side B)
Why Theory
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Is Freud's Theory of Cinema a Good Idea?
I think the idea that it doesn't go anywhere is crucial. There's no, and I think a lot of these critiques of Freud are just how can we knock him down,. Not so as to create some other kind of alternative theory, but just to get rid of. So not to have to think about what's actually being said. It's like if you can find a reason to not listen to the Beatles, then you'd never have toListen to the Beatles. You can find it like, if it's something to discredit that or dismiss, and then it works like a lot more. Like, oh, modest mouse or Wilko or like, or Kanye West or, you know
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