Psg is about film critic Kael, written by another critic who knew her personally.
It was even OK to respond to fraud if you know what you were responding to, because certain kinds of fraud appeal to something in our natures that isn’t fraudulent. [“Whom could it offend?”] she asked of the movie The Sound of Music. “Only those of us who, despite the fact that we may respond, loathe being manipulated in this way and are aware of how self-indulgent and cheap and ready-made are the responses we are made to feel.” Kael understood the reasons smart people love movies even when movies aren’t smart.
- Which is the best interpretation of Kael's answer to the question posed in line 19 ("Whom...offend")? A. virtually no one B. no one but Kael herself C. discerning filmgoers D. those who dislike musical films E. those who dislike historical films I picked D but the answer is C. Why? I don't really understand the passage...
“I don’t play accurately - any one can play accurately - but I play with wonderful expression,” the playwright Oscar Wilde has a character say as he rises from the piano.
- The kind of piano playing favored by the character in Wilde's play (lines 75-77) would be most similar to A. an artfully written biography containing factual errors B. a dazzling poem written by one of the characters in a novel C. a harshly critical but insightful review of a new movie D. a dance performed with technical brilliance but no visible emotion E. a painting that accurately portrays a scene from history I picked C but the answer is A. Really confused on why...?
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