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I’m used to watching slow movies but yesterday I watched ‘Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man‘ (2012) by Jonas Mekas, Who Is very well known in the film community for his groundbreaking editing and pioneering post modernist experimental film. beyond all of that I feel like a nice slow experimental movie once in a while is the greatest thing to do. The impact feels like literature and now I’ve really come to the idea that film is the literature of our century, so watching a slow movie even if it’s a short movie it can have a great impact, that kind of hit that you only feel with an art piece that resonated with you. Movies like this are poetic, spontaneous, they make you question why are you even taking the time to sit there and witness them, but the truth is that the real power of art in our generation resides in the willing and vulnerability of the viewer to feel welcomed inside a piece, once you accept it is you who have to give a meaning to this kind of film, then the messages and symbols inside of it turn to you completely.
Mar 7, 2024
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Getting to love films, and other things in life, that go with a slow pace is really enriching.
I recommend all of you to go watch Perfect days by Wim Wenders.
Feb 4, 2024
There's tons of movies that I think are a must-see (Tampopo, Roman Holiday, Moonlight, Amelie etc.) and trying to recommend any made me realise how much I love watching films... but I'd start with this one. It's about Living, with a capital T, and it's got plot, beautiful scenery etc. I also think it's a straightforward way to see what films do versus documentaries or other visual media.
I first saw it as a bored volunteer at a film festival, killing time between two other movies I really wanted to see instead hahaha go in with zero expectations.
May 1, 2024
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But you mentioned cinematic landscape and I immediately thought of the movie Babette's Feast. I saw it recently and it was one of those movies that while you're watching it you're almost lulled to sleep by how slow it is and then by the end you realize you're actually forever changed and that the Scandinavian blues and old kitcheware/cooking ASMR and the sound of cold wind was hypnotizing you.
Feb 23, 2024
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Express what you feel when you’re reading.
Mar 26, 2024
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Just felt like it, I feel like pi fyi will always give me a certain nostalgia for early 2024. My life was changing for good 🙏
Dec 31, 2024
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i think everybody hates small talk, but everybody is also very different from each other, I guess it’s a matter of being understanding with the person or people you’re talking to at the moment. But I do think that personal questions and talking about real life experiences is what gets conversations going, it’s also what makes you remember people and want to reconnect with them. when talking to somebody new there’s nothing better to a first impression than someone who engages and listens. We get what we give so might as well give as much as we can.
Apr 2, 2024