Hypnosis. Real or not? Apparently more authentic than anything else. If Herzog did this with "Herz aus Glass" (1976), what on earth did he use here? Evidently Popol Vuh had something to do with it, more than Kinski. Rhytmic direction, lyrical writing,, choral composition, soulful acting, rhapsodic photography, harmonious presence, melodic expression, orchestral timing, symphonic simplicity, passionate beauty, blending balance and nothing more and everything less. This work of art is meditation, it´s water, air, breath, fire, light, peace, existence and extremely cruel torture. You can´t even begin to describe it to yourself with feelings/ emotions or by simply just being. I´ts way beyond what is beyond. That being said, it´s also really simple in a simple way (more than it is deep in a deep way). When exactly all is lost, only then can you begin to conquer everything. Lose before you can win. Herein lies the bittersweet asperity of justice.
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Miracle Mile
(1988)
Miracle movie
20 April 2019
Ebert gave this one three out of four stars, well at least that´s more than bombs and turkeys from other critics. This is not a story about World War III at all. It´s a love story and a "what if-tale". Mainly it´s atmospheric. And not in a way that´s been experienced before thanks to different directors, writers or such. It becomes atmospheric within yourself. Probably Tangerine Deram has something to do with this. If suspense, humour, excitement, romance, and awe equals triviality, then let´s all become a little trivial. It certainly is not as blatant as being about atombombs, but it´s plain naked in being all about us being beautiful diamonds.
The Wizard of Oz
(1939)
The wizardry of us
20 April 2019
-"Surrender Dorothy!" Rosanna Arquette in "After Hours" (1985). Toto´s "Rosanna" (1982) isn´t even supposed to be about Arquette, which it used to be. A Mandela effect in itself sort of. Paul Hackett gets into more trouble, the more he tries to avoid it. Oil, money, banking and AI is mentioned in the 1939 film, so is poverty, suppression, depression, class distinctions, "Illuminati", men behind the curtain, reptilians, angels, the yellow brick road, symbolism in Buddhism and Kabbalah. Actually all kind of obvious really. The movie is furthermore significantly concerning "The law of attraction", that we all create our own reality. It´s always more than it seems, more than meets the eye. It´s about courage and fear (fear of everything and especially fear itself), trust your heart and not your mind/ brain/ thoughts, and that everything you ever looked for was always there inside of yourself, so it never went away in the frst place. This is a very political movie and peculiarly about The U.S. But if ever there was a spiritual movie, this is it. Question everyone, everything and notably yourself. Then start to believe and trust yourself, life and love. A surreal lucid dream, an astral projection, a fairytale musical and an experience no one needs to interpret or explain to you. If you want to know what it all is about, you will. There is a reason David Lynch doesn´t give exact facts, when clarifying his illustrations. It´s part of the mystery, to investigate for yourself. The meek shall inherit the earth. Watch out for those red slippers! And above all, surrender.
The Fearless Vampire Killers
(1967)
Mirroring nothing being everything
19 April 2019
-"Poetry! They should´ve sent a poet. So beautiful. So beautiful... I had no idea..."
Do you remember that? It´s Jodie Foster in "Contact" (1997). The same goes for me here and now. I won´t do justice to this film, but for my own sake I need to write something about it. Tate in the snowman scene should be sufficient, enough already. Komeda´s soundtrack? Don´t get me started. My dad said this movie was like a beautiful painting. I would even claim it´s beyond that. Magic is the only word that springs to mind. I will defend "The Fearless Vampire Killers" to the death and it is because it is the greatest accomplishment in cinematic history. There´s no point in echoing what others have expressed, neither will a long review serve any purpose. It is what it is - it´s the song of the universe.
Psycho II
(1983)
Meg Tilly...
17 April 2019
The only movie reviewers that I bow to are Pauline Kael and Roger Ebert. Some people don´t like these critics. Well, judge for yourself. I appreciate that Kael talks fondly of Brian De Palma, however Hitchcock will always be a certain kind of milestone in cinema. You all know this. What you don´t know is, that "Psycho II" (1983) is not only the best sequel ever made - it actually surpasses the 1960 original and might just be the best horror movie ever made (The Wicker Man, Rosemary´s Baby and whatever included). Some people agree with this, which I find cool, others absolutely disagree and that´s fine too. The art of cinema began to touch me when I was 10. My father and his best friend showed me "everything". Everything from silent films, different genres, all countries, every decade and so forth - I loved it. Recently I´ve discovered that I no longer wish to spend time watching horror movies (for obvious reasons). But still, if a movie is great in a way - well, how can you reject it? Both my father and his best friend found this thing to be better than the one preceding it. So, I rewatched this once every year and it´s simply impossible to dislike it. I have no intention of praising this masterpiece, I only want to recognize it. Don´t mind me, if I don´t succeed in describing what this is all about. Please don´t give this movie one single thought. Give it a feeling/ an emotion.
Mother!
(2017)
Holy Mother of God!
14 November 2018
A movie so ingenious, it´s ridiculous. When it comes to being funny, sad, scary, beautiful and wonderful at the same time - well, nothing else comes even near. The acting is so great, it´s insane, especially from the main quartet. Congratulations to those who enjoy this film, which simply gets more intense and better with each viewing. It would be great if Kael and Ebert would get to watch this, as they would know how to appreciate it, but alas... However, Aronofsky finally did it, he made a true masterpiece. Now he´s up there among Arrabal, Bunuel, Capra, Carpenter, Chaplin, Cronenberg, De Palma, De Sica, Herzog, Hitchcock, Jewison, Jodorowsky, Kubrick, Lynch, Polanski and so forth. I´m not here to be a parrot or copycat, I´m only here to salute and be grateful. Hollywood just got resurrected.
Mary Magdalene
(2018)
Change yourself, and the world changes
30 April 2018
Every scene in the movie, is seen through the perspective of Mary Magdalene. The ones who missed that, probably saw another film. Great casting and Ronney Mara´s best acting yet. Superb music, that made two hours seem like one. Amazing direction, which even surpasses that of "Lion" (2016). For the first time ever (for me at least), the audience did not leave the cinema until the end of the credits. I cried for nearly 120 minutes. There were different reasons for that: joy, sadness, inspiration, understanding and so forth. "Mary Magdalene" (2018) is truly a masterpiece and I can not recall, when something touched me in such a profound way.
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