Just saw this amazing film. Came home and told my wife how awesome it was, "never saw anything like it." (I know she won't see it because she can't stand seeing snakes, but that's a different story). But, I have to admit, it does remind me of other films. Yes, someone mentioned "2001: A Space Odyssey," but, considering the gorgeous black & white cinematography, and the theme of white men being guided to heightened consciousness by a shamanic character, I have to cite Jim Jarmusch's wonderful "Dead Man" in the American West.
The two actors playing the young and older shaman were phenomenal.
I don't think the scene of religious madness is out of place, because it contrasts effectively with the predominant theme of naturalistic and cultural spiritualism.
Visually, it is spectacular.
We need more movies like this. I hate lil domestic dramas that belong on network TV. And I'll add that I hate comic book superhero movies (are we ready to hurl yet?)
And ya know what, since there's a surfeit of great dramas and visionary brilliance such as that of Stanley Kubrick and Paul Thomas Anderson, I don't care to see so many g-damn documentaries in theaters. If I want non-fiction, I'll read a book (but then I don't often read non- fiction books either!)
We need stories! Myths (not comic book myths), imagination! Visions!
This great film fit the bill. Something WAY out of the ordinary.
The two actors playing the young and older shaman were phenomenal.
I don't think the scene of religious madness is out of place, because it contrasts effectively with the predominant theme of naturalistic and cultural spiritualism.
Visually, it is spectacular.
We need more movies like this. I hate lil domestic dramas that belong on network TV. And I'll add that I hate comic book superhero movies (are we ready to hurl yet?)
And ya know what, since there's a surfeit of great dramas and visionary brilliance such as that of Stanley Kubrick and Paul Thomas Anderson, I don't care to see so many g-damn documentaries in theaters. If I want non-fiction, I'll read a book (but then I don't often read non- fiction books either!)
We need stories! Myths (not comic book myths), imagination! Visions!
This great film fit the bill. Something WAY out of the ordinary.