tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post6848778497123181341..comments2024-03-22T08:29:01.459-07:00Comments on Are the hills going to march off?: A Letter to Uncle Boonmee (2009) A Short Film by Apichatpong WeerasethakulCarson Lundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-3726512519512012732010-04-25T22:16:00.723-07:002010-04-25T22:16:00.723-07:00Well, the teenagers in the short simply wanted to ...Well, the teenagers in the short simply wanted to play a game of football(soccer) at night. But they didn't have flood lights to make them see the ball. So, voila they lighted the ball on fire and strung up the screen projector between the goal posts (to make them be able to see the goal). In the end, someone scored and the screen lighted up in fire, revealing the projector behind. So somehow, you the audience are in the movie (sitting in front of the projector) and the characters in the movie are watching you instead. I'm sure there are some more symbolism hidden that escapes me just now.bjintanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354906679025476477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-91839335236351484762010-04-19T21:12:23.247-07:002010-04-19T21:12:23.247-07:00Jake, thanks for commenting. I did see Phantoms of...Jake, thanks for commenting. I did see <i>Phantoms of Nabua</i> but was not quite as impressed with it. It seemed to me somewhat unfinished, like Weerasethakul simply thought that a bunch of teenagers kicking a flaming ball around looked cool, and then added some extra material involving a projector and light streaks after that. I know this is probably reductive, but I didn't come away with it having any sort of "revelation", although I did think it was cool to look at.<br /><br />I read your appreciation of it over on your blog though, and I love the ideas you bring up about the projector screen being the past and the actual "reality" outside being the present, and how that emphasizes Joe's theme of reincarnation. That's a very thoughtful review, and it goes a long way towards making me want to revisit the film.Carson Lundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-65133527536139835442010-04-19T19:47:11.811-07:002010-04-19T19:47:11.811-07:00Excellent review. Have you by chance seen the next...Excellent review. Have you by chance seen the next short in the Primitive series, Phantoms of Nabua? I think it takes the more abstract introduction of the theme of reincarnation and Joe's usual dialectics and takes them to a whole other level. It's both more direct and somehow more abstruse than this, as well as, I feel, even more touching and revelatory.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-82431387544086045512010-02-03T03:00:17.194-08:002010-02-03T03:00:17.194-08:00Ah, thanks for the tip-off.Ah, thanks for the tip-off.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07036103762441216161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-16867606394736235982010-02-02T09:11:36.188-08:002010-02-02T09:11:36.188-08:00Thanks, Stephen. If you're interested in seein...Thanks, Stephen. If you're interested in seeing <i>A Letter to Uncle Boonmee</i>, you can find it <a href="https://www.theauteurs.com/films/4093/prescreen" rel="nofollow">here</a> for $2.Carson Lundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-54066846612882477042010-02-02T04:40:36.449-08:002010-02-02T04:40:36.449-08:00A tactile review - textures, sensations. It's ...A tactile review - textures, sensations. It's only a shame I haven't seen it. <br /><br />I wanted to tell you Carson that I have linked to that review of yours on Fantastic Mr Fox in a post of various reviews, if you are interested in popping by.<br /><br />ThanksStephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07036103762441216161noreply@blogger.com