Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by tinear (A) on May 27, 2020 at 11:54:12

In Reply to: RE: There is something good about slow moving flicks posted by violinist3 on May 05, 2020 at 18:16:42

They demand a different mind set from the viewer. Just as a novel and a poem make different demands on a reader, so do more visual, cerebral films. Poems take some effort (the good ones) to disentangle, the meaning isn't obvious: that would defeat the purpose of non-declarative discourse.

The films of Tarkovski and Tarr, of Antonioni and Bi Gan make similar demands upon the viewer; he must be an active, not passive, participant.

It's certainly not for everyone---it's a completely different experience that takes time to appreciate.