Thompson's Neoformalism

Kristin Thompson efficiently conveys her ideas regarding Neoformalism in her writing. I like how she, unlike Christie, discusses numerous different approaches to studying film. One in particular that I enjoyed reading about is the communications model of art. She elaborates on this model and discusses how art requires a spectator to make sense of its development. These ideas relate to different art realms throughout today’s society. In fact, Modern Art exhibits a great deal of such audience involvement. Moreover, this model conveys that each spectator must perceive each piece of art in a different, unique manner. This, Neoformalists believe, is what makes art truly beautiful. Now after studying such a model, it is more evident to me that films are produced with the basis that it is the audience’s job to analyze the film. It is likely that with this knowledge they will make particular decisions for the audience to work with.