Lit and shot in a manner that allows dimness to completely envelop the majority of each long take, so that the focus on the landscapes & the exploration of space feels like you're observing the remnants of an isolated or even forsaken region. The cocoon of darkness that the life exists within is so murky that it's less reminiscent of shadows & earthly lowlight, and more reminiscent of a distant location in which earthly sites sprout from deep space; a galaxy trapped somewhere between ourselves and an inky infinity. For me, this is a science fiction film, through and through -- a portrait of an Earth, or an adjacent reality, that has become alien, invaded not by extraterrestrials but by a slow, persistent decay. A knowledge that, eventually, the nightfall will become permanent and places such as these will only exist in the memories of a blind universe.

we may, potentially,
have a motherfuckin'
master in our midst;
one of the best final
shots I have ever seen.

(will try to write more,
still reflecting for now)

"Like those apparitions that lurk, then dance with us, that disarm us, seduce us even, as we turn our necks, and stare back down the path we tread, and into the dark, beyond the trees, I too, want to disarm, and seduce through rendering the invisible..."
- Scott Barley

As day leaves, grab your laptop and head out into the forest.
With full charge and Sleep Has Her House you're set for a hell of night.
I recommend such a venture friends.
As remote and far away from a city as possible.
Enjoy.

SPOOKTOBER #9: 

Basically spooky Malick, and that’s pretty cool.

I have to admit, my A.D.D got the best of me at times, but this is still a really interesting experience. Barley pushes the limits in how the medium of filmmaking can be used to communicate uneasiness and wonder. Some of the imaged in this definitely won’t leave my mind for a while, particularly that of the deer standing on the bright blue stream.

As day leaves, grab your laptop and head out into the forest.
With full charge and Sleep Has Her House you're set for a hell of night.
I recommend such a venture friends.
As remote and far away from a city as possible.
Enjoy.

beautiful, haunting imagery ...

but i fell asleep.

Wonderful, simply wonderful. Easily one of the best films of this century. Rare to find this level any more.

Hypnotic. Great great great atmospheric piece.

No sé muy bien qué ha pasado pero siento un fuerte impulso de irme a un bosque a que me consuma.

Scott ese Blu-Ray amigo.

Saw this at local "sleep concert" in a pitch-black room. Did impress me with its stunning nocturnal shots.

slow cinema as made for me. watched projected in a darkened black box during a sleepover event. perfect

The cinematic equivalent of a Godspeed You! Black Emperor album.

Hauntingly gorgeous, yet sinister, imagery, combined with droning, uneasy ambience for the majority of its length, culminating in an explosive and astonishing finale.

We're trapped in the belly of this horrible machine, and the machine is bleeding to death.