Nothing but eye candy
Sep. 16th, 2012 07:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bluegargantuaHey,
So this weekend I went to see Samsara. A movie by the same folks who did Baraka. If you've seen Baraka you know what to expect so if you liked it, go back for seconds.
For everyone else: Samsara is just about the purest example of cinema you're ever going to see. That's because it's nothing but gorgeously shot images, one after another, set to some simple music and it spools out over 90 minutes. The shots may be connected thematically, but the film jumps around from Tibetan temples to the Middle East to LA and the Southwest. Even though the film has a slant, it encompasses a world of things both beautiful and horrible and takes the same care to linger on all of it and make you see the details and fill in the message for yourself.
I recognize this sort of free-association may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I really recommend it for the arresting visuals.
later
Tom
So this weekend I went to see Samsara. A movie by the same folks who did Baraka. If you've seen Baraka you know what to expect so if you liked it, go back for seconds.
For everyone else: Samsara is just about the purest example of cinema you're ever going to see. That's because it's nothing but gorgeously shot images, one after another, set to some simple music and it spools out over 90 minutes. The shots may be connected thematically, but the film jumps around from Tibetan temples to the Middle East to LA and the Southwest. Even though the film has a slant, it encompasses a world of things both beautiful and horrible and takes the same care to linger on all of it and make you see the details and fill in the message for yourself.
I recognize this sort of free-association may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I really recommend it for the arresting visuals.
later
Tom
