Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Tony D. (A) on February 18, 2009 at 21:18:54

In Reply to: RE: What are some of the others you've seen that... posted by afilado on February 17, 2009 at 23:38:29

As far as a list of films that have led me conceptualize this great age of film I mentioned it's not really like that.

Over the past few years I've seen a lot of movies (and only recently did I realize the ones I was most affected by were of a type) and when I went to see 'After The Wedding' I had a very personal....epiphany I guess that gelled into this idea that many film makers (mostly foreign and independent) were/are delving deep into the genesis of, quality/nature/limits of and 'shape' of our deepest humanity and how we express/use/experience are controlled by/rebel against and interact with the qualities that make us. They are also very interested in honesty, it's limits/qualities and what honesty really is.

IMO we are in a great age of film because these film makers are doing this by crafting art that is not navel gazing, self critical, self indulgent or exploitive but is honest in saying "Look, this is us." and this is all happening during what I would call a fairly dark and uncertain time....an age when we need this.

I have failed here to actually get across what I am feeling/thinking and I hope this doesn't sound like a bunch of gobbledygook but it's the best I can do right now while I mull this over some more.


J.B.