"I'm suggesting that the actual experience of enjoying or not enjoying a piece of art has relatively little to do with its attention to form"

Maybe for The Hangover 2, but not for, y'know, art. Of whatever type. For example, when I watch or listen to the comedian Richard Herring, I've often literally laughed so hard I become out of breath, can't see, turn red and get a buzzing sound in my ears. But that's because Herring (at his best) plays with the form of stand-up comedy, doing things like telling an extremely dull story and then repeatedly exte... (read more)