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Fallen Angels 1995
this time WKW finally clicks… it’s that particular rhythm of sound/image that exists only in song to song… plus this movie just has an off the wall approach to character, treats them almost as recklessly as they act. A “free” film in a lot of ways.
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The Secret Garden 1993
it’s astounding that even great filmmakers simply cannot make anything wholly worthwhile from the work of Frances Hodgson Burnett
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The Matrix Resurrections 2021
the genius of the wachowskis was to lead the audience along neo's journey (transition into belief) through the matrix trilogy. there were levels of indoctrination, deconstruction and ascension or transfiguration, which the viewer (through protagonist as avatar) would need to navigate. I see resurrections as a purely zen effort (within the same lens that the matrix is a deeply spiritual zen movie... though a western understanding of zen that borders on christian sacrifice while still remaining metaphysical rather than didactic)…
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Spider-Man 3 2007
total masterpiece
Blockbuster driven solely on emotion
Ecstasy
Envy
Ego
Rage
Forgiveness
Operatic type plastic filmmaking
But what really moves me is the tangle of feelings
Saw myself and my relationships at so many points which is scary, and thrilling, and comforting
Connecting at the base level of human understanding, the level confused by every communication other than emotion... and stripping everything away to move solely on emotion, on feeling...
