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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Film review

After attending the film programme, these are the two films I chose to critique, well in my opinion, it was the only two worth talking about.


The Long Goodbye; if theres one word to describe this film, it would have to be hilarious! A tall, fairly handsome man with rugged looks posed as the main character, what's there not to like? Jokes aside, what I loved most is his sarcasm, as it greatly complimented his style. Don't be fooled by his macho and wise looks, as we find out that he is as clueless as ever. Despite being laid back and ignorant, Marlowe still manages to get himself dragged into all sorts of situations, which neither made him wiser nor mature, remaining a 'born loser'. After helping a friend to cross the border of Mexico, an alcoholic to be reunited with his wife, and dealing with a mob, he ends up as sloppy as ever; just him and his harmonium gifted by a patient at the hospital when he got run over. His unresponsive and oblivious manner is what I absolutely adored because at the end of the film, his greatest concern was dealing with his fussy cat which was in my opinion, is the most memorable and rib tickling scene! Even though that scene was right at the start of the movie, to be honest, it was the one that grabbed my attention the most, in spite of being presented with such a complex and interesting plot.


In contrast, I quite enjoyed Jan Svankmajer's short films. I thought it was interesting to watch short animated films, and a get a feel of influential animation back then. It allowed me to see a change in cinema, although I have to admit they were quite different and scarring, for reasons I will explain later. 'The Flat' depicts the battle between a man trapped in a room, and the overpowering objects around him, teasing his inability to escape. I thought it was quite odd and made me wonder what was the point in showing all of that. However, the play between those objects and this person was quite enjoyable to watch. 'Dimensions of a dialogue' had surprising elements. In the beginning we were faced with forms of food stuff and tools morphing into one another, and we see the changes between each form that is being created. Following this, we are presented with two clay figures, who are lovers. From flirting to eventually having intercourse, a piece of clay pops out bouncing on the table. After flinging it at one another, it ends up into the figures fighting and ripping each others faces out. The change of emotions was quite amusing. It could depict the nature of relationships; being romantic at first, and after a break up, possessing utmost hatred for one another. The last part was quite humorous; two men exchanging objects from mouth to mouth. Eventually, we see how the transfer of two objects gets muddled around. The whole concept was quite absurd, yet it was entertaining. Lastly, we were presented with the film, 'Food' and the thought of it is already making me lose my appetite. From people turning into, you could say, a fast food vending machine, men eating every single object in their way, and eventually turning into cannibals, to the last course of the meal, which presents all sorts of body parts on dishes, I was about to puke! Being a "foodie", I was quite disappointed…

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