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Originally Posted by Janszoon
Your take on the ending is only one possible interpretation. There are others which also make a lot of sense:
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Yeah, but this is not that different from what I've said. I think this kind of subject is open for interpretation and speculation regardless of what actually comes through from the film itself.
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Originally Posted by Janszoon
I think you're reading some things as metaphors that aren't necessarily meant as such (sometimes a drill is just a drill  ).
As far as Eraserhead and Un Chien Andalou go, I suppose you could say they're open to interpretation, but only in the sense that one can attach whatever meaning one wants to random collections of things. Neither film is particularly deep, and while Un Chien Andalou certainly deserves a lot of credit for it's place in early film history, I've always viewed Eraserhead as sort of what you're describing Pi as. It feels very much like a student film to me: random crap thrown together in a self-conscious effort to be edgy. |
I very much disagree with this, especially about Eraserhead being random collection of things. I'd rather call it spontaneous and somewhat abstract, but not random. But, I guess opposing views make these discussions interesting.
