Mamet's Visual Point Of View

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Mamet's visual point of view gives the reader a better understanding of what makes a good movie. He uses a lot of examples about what works and what does not work. Some of the main examples of the visual point of views are Counter Cultural Architecture. For an instant, he uses his house as an example of how back in the day, people had a better understanding of the simple things. He simply states “It was built with an understanding of, wood, weather, and human domestic requirements” (Mamet 17). He expresses that more thought needs to been put into what you make. The more complex things that are in life aren't always the most efficient. In, addition to Counterculture Architecture movies also is another example Mamet gives. He explains how ‘bad

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