Tattoos You Should Get If You’re A True Film Buff

Do you consider yourself a film buff? If you do and you want to see some designs that can express your love for cinema, you’re in the right place, but first, let me tell you a story.Not so long ago I happened to attend a very exclusive intellectual gathering at a writer’s house. The moment I entered, I felt a heavy atmosphere, as if I was about to enter an unnamed competition. It was one of those classic reunions where people try so hard to show off how much they know about art, literature, politics, and cinema, of course. It is one of those situations where you try to scrape from the bottom of the barrel all the things you had forgotten from your first semester at college. Naturally, as it happens when someone wants to make small talk and break the awkward silence, I asked one of them the meaning of the tattoo he had on his arm. “It’s Solaris by Tarkovsky. Don’t you know it?” I bet you can hear the condescension from a mile away. Cue awkward silence and shuffling. Then another brave soul in the circle asked me if I had any tattoos and what they were. I mentioned the Django Unchained tattoo I have on my leg, and the snotty guy just said: “Tarantino is so overrated; I don’t even get why people praise him so much.” Then he left. They told me to ignore him, “he’s a film buff with a bad attitude.” As if it were a terminal illness and we should all understand and empathize with his shitty attitude. The guy who had asked me about my tattoos just told me to ignore him, that he was a film buff with a very bad attitude. This whole experience made me think of how movies play such a big role in our life to the point that many of us decide to get an iconic design. But why exactly do we get them?
@suflandaLet me first go back to the arrogant dude with the Tarkovsky tat. A film buff? What does that even mean? This term we’ve seen all over the internet is used to describe a person who’s an expert on films, but is that even possible? Some will say it’s impossible, since no one can actually watch all the cinematic productions made since the invention of the cinematographer by the Lumière Brothers in 1895 (does this fact make me a film buff?). Which leads me to my second point, perhaps being a film buff doesn’t really mean that a person has watched and knows every single movie out there, but rather knows by heart and understands the history of cinema, its different genres and expressions, and is familiar with all the techniques used in the industry. Maybe i’m going too far and you don’t need to know all these things, you simply just have to have a keen, artistic eye and an open heart willing to analyze and unveil the deepest meanings of a film. Who knows?
@szeszu / @blamemax / @briebrutalThe point is that being called a film buff gives you the special status of a cultured person, or in fancier terms, a connoisseur of the seventh art. However, being able to name directors and their full filmography, including years and fun trivia facts, or even finding any excuse to mention artsy movies don’t really show your knowledge on films. According to Richard Alleyne in his article for The Telegraph, most people who call themselves with this lovely epithet are just faking their way through. Like in all things, there’s people who love to brag about how cultured they are even if they haven’t read the prologue of the book or watched the trailer of the movie.
@mikeboydtattoos / @mrtattoos89This guy with the Tarkovsky tattoo on his arm could tell you a lot about Solaris in particular, and to give him some credit, he was probably an expert on that particular film, but that was it. People simply saw him as a film buff just because of his knowledge on one particular film that is considered to be among the best in the history of cinema. Yes, the internet has made us into walking encyclopedias, but there’s no point in knowing random facts if you don’t get some pleasure out of watching the films over and over again.
@nicolewillinghamtattoosAnswering my own question as to why do we get movie tattoos, I could say that in my case, I got mine because I always said I would get a tattoo symbolizing my BA dissertation subject, which happened to be this great movie by Tarantino. It’s not my favorite one, but it obviously means a lot to me. Movies and the arts, in general, have the power to move us in unpredictable ways. With each scene and shot they remind you of some your past experiences, and if masterfully done, you’ll become attached to them on a personal and emotional level. They can also offer so many visual elements that can be adapted into amazing designs that will fit perfectly on your skin.
@encremecaniquetattoo That’s actually the essence I would attach to the term film buff. For me, a real and true connoisseur is one who, no matter the quality or genre, can get into the core of a movie and see what made us feel so attached to the story. A film buff sees the heartstrings of a story and delicately unravels them so everyone can have a look as well. So, I’ll ask again, are you a film buff?
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