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Eros + Massacre 1969
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the strength of this film is truly its composition and utter visual beauty. and, to me, also the moments in which characters are freely displaced or manipulated extragetically for visual metaphor or thesis-splaining is my favorite.
however. I can't help but wonder what his or her "anarchist ideas" are, really, beyond literally free love. additionally, the male characters seem to talk over the women... a lot? But he's an Stirner-ian anarcha-feminist...? no solid philosophy presented that I could, like,…
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Laura 1944
OH. MY. GOD.
every moment of this is an event. every character telling their own version of this winding, complex tale that twists and turns and will leave your mouth agape for Many a Moment.
Laura was a dream movie, it excited me and subverted my every expectation. I’m in love.
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Mulholland Drive 2001
The space this movie affords to dream and learn is enviable. The devices it uses to achieve this are, I think, unparalleled.
In a way, rewatching this taught me something about myself—what I might’ve taken away from this when I was much younger which deeply shaped how I think about artistry. and for that, I’m maybe thankful beyond words.
thank you mulholland drive. thank you david. I’m filled with a sadness I will not understand until I am older and feel your words failing to meet my query.
love always, Ethan.
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