4. But by the 1970s, Bloom's individualism (inherited from the romantics) was already atrophying into a kind of maniacal narcissism: all that counted was the strong writer and the strong reader (the strongest of whom was Bloom), a veritable God-like creature.
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U ok jeet?
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wow what a hot take did not see this coming based on points 1-10... that being said the oedipal point is a pretty intriguing one because I'd believe Scorsese is that petty and Todd Phillips has proven himself to be
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Seriously?
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Oedipal sons spend a lot more time thinking about dad than dad spends thinking about them. Maybe Scorsese made that remark about superhero movies for the same reason anyone else would.
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You are a decent human. But look what Bloom has done to you here: a 14 tweet thread on literary studies and you've only mentioned white dudes. THAT's what links critic Bloom and terrible-human Bloom. It's all white dudes, all the way down.
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Bloom said that Kurosawa's Ran was one his favorite Shakespeare films. In the original, Lear gives up his throne to two unworthy spawn, and how'd that turn out?pic.twitter.com/GjZ04PKxhw
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This is ridiculous but SO good. This makes me wish I could get you to drop acid & then strike up a conversation.
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Scorsese has perhaps lived long enough to see his work reduced to a set of stylistic mannerisms that can be copped by blockbuster movies?
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