Snowless

I think it's a great movie.

__________________
please take me to the depths of sanity
~ The Rumour Said Fire

innerspaceboy

THX 1138 (2004 Director's Cut). Had a copy for years but never made the time to watch it.

I'm picking up a Laserdisc rip of the original version as well.

__________________
The Innerspace Connection | Essential Recordings | Top Archives | Hot 100 Albums | Top 550 Artists

Frownland

I'm assuming yes, but I know you've got good thoughts, share em mate.

__________________

Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.

innerspaceboy

I did enjoy it - very much, actually. (Though I could have done without the excessive CGI additions, but that comes with the Lucas territory).

Viewers have described the film as cold and atmospheric. Certainly apropos for a dystopian future film, and right up my alley. I was fascinated both by the numerous parallels between Lucas’ cautionary future and those of the present day, 40 years beyond the film’s inception. And I found myself equally drawn to note the technological elements of the film, from the analog monochromatic CRTs to the nixie tube counters, from the dot matrix form feed printers to the aisles and aisles of mainframe hardware. I was impressed by how well the film maintained its futuristic air in spite of all the antiquated equipment.

The NIN “Mr Self Destruct” sample was a lovely easter egg, as was the dialog sample I recognized from DJ Shadow’s “What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 2)”.

The socio-cultural implications of the film were spot-on, sharing much in common with it's cinematic and literary dystopian brethren - an over-medicated, heavily-sedated, apathetic and emotionally withdrawn society, a religious authoritarian system, a mechanized police force, constant mass-surveillance, drab uniforms for the shave-headed proletariat, a reinforcement of consumerism as a therapy for pain… all classic characteristics of the dystopian meme.

What I found particularly interesting was that the proles themselves operate the surveillance system, build their mechanical masters, and are conditioned to report any act of dissent among their fellow slaves. Were they ever to organize, they could easily revolt and better their situation. Perhaps that was Lucas’ message, like that of most dystopian tales - that the potential to change our world lies inside us.

5/7.

__________________
The Innerspace Connection | Essential Recordings | Top Archives | Hot 100 Albums | Top 550 Artists

Chula Vista

Will Ferrell plays it serious in what turns out to be an extremely bittersweet story of a guy who throws it all away because of the bottle.

__________________

“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Janszoon

Does he show his tits?

__________________
A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man

Time & Place

25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die

last.fm

Chula Vista

Actually yes. Check the movie out.

__________________

“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Snowless

Dodge Ball

__________________
please take me to the depths of sanity
~ The Rumour Said Fire

JGuy Grungeman

I'm getting through Moonrise Kingdom. Although it's a good movie with good directing and fun characters, it seems to lack emotion for the first half-hour, and it's boring me a bit. I mean, some of the c haracters seem to express no "real" worry over the fact their kids are missing, meaning the cast members are more worried about their own quirkiness than trying to make this romantic story between two preteens a romantic movie. Still, it has a good cast, good usage of music, and good cinematography. I wouldn't say it's one of the best movies of 2012, though. Not yet.

__________________
I'm a pretty nice troll if you ask me.

Frownland

Going into Wes Anderson films expecting something realistic is a bad idea.

__________________

Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.