[Thor Joachim Haga]

Well, it’s not something that I set out to do, they’re just preferences that have made themselves clear after watching thousands of movies over almost half a century.

Asking WHY is trickier, though. WHY am I so drawn to films with a pronounced sense of PLACE, for example? I have a theory that it’s because I’ve had some very important places in my life (especially two different family summer places), and that has trickled into films as well. But I think that only answers half of it. It’s more to do with my personality.

Same with the dialogue thing. I’ve always been attracted to visual (and aural) stimuli, first and foremost. Which is kinda ironic, since I write TEXT for a living, hold lectures etc. — all very WORDS-based — but somehow I’m not a big fan of words in films. Weird.

I find that knowing about what you’re drawn to or not drawn to in artistic expressions, also tells you something about who you are as a person. “Show me your CD/book/film shelf, and I’ll tell you who you are!” and all that.