You Don't Have to Shout |
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24.09.2007
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(Films that do nothing) Film has potential to engage whilst showing nearly nothing. 10 pixels of movement in an HD sea of 2,000,000 cause a feeling of bravery, of confidence in shouting quietly. A recursive scene from my past is from Kubrick's 2001, the lunar landscape - seemingly a still image, with the tiniest dot of a spacecraft zipping across the horizon filling the void with life Which leads me to Daft Punk - Electroma, typing just after the credits have ended. Still left with a feeling of emptiness from the nothingness which happened. This stillness gave complete focus to the diverse, warm-soul soundtrack pulling you through the visuals. One up from staring at dust in sunlight through the duration of an album. |
The lethargic pace which runs throughout, seems to slow your heartrate and your surroundings. You start to read the Gursky-esque mountain shots as super-slo-mo video paintings. The stark gazes of the civillians distorts time, a 30 second moment stretched by 2000%. Visually you can feel the Hedi Slimane / Dior involvement, the ultra-gloss surfaces and austere dryness. This is the polar opposite of maximal-MTV, Choice Fatigue-d entertainment. Further stillness: The films of Thomasstraum Eames / Bread |
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