Really appreciated a lot of what Blow-Up was doing on a thematic and intellectual level. I wasn't prepared for it to be such a meditative, cynical statement on the production of art and ego but I liked the ideas explored.
I will say though I got a bit filtered by the emotional barrier the film had up, I just wasn't able to connect with it beyond saying "huh, that was interesting" afterwards.
The scene at the rock gig was class though, really felt like a thesis statement for the whole film!
The best movie my Nan has seen in the theatre since The Beach (2000).
The first movie my Nan has seen in the theatre since The Beach (2000).
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Best bit is when the astronomer spins the kid around and throws him back into the moon's mouth.
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Australian New Wave Week
"What's the matter with him? He'd rather talk to a woman than drink?"
"Schoolteacher."
"Oh."
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