The Openings and The Endings.
The Openings
1. Woyzeck : Nabokov said in his essay on Metamorphosis that 'beauty plus pity' is the closest we can get to a definition of art. If it is so then this is the example. Also its my favorite Herzog film, although I haven't seen many.
2. The Player : And they talk about long shots and "great" Hollywood stories.
3. Persona : This opening sequence alarms you that it is not a easy road ahead.
The Endings (Spoilers Ahead)
1. Nights of Cabiria. I think, the most humane and heart breaking theme of art is 'misfits having desires', and how they are brutally crushed by the fitter tribe. Fellini adds another dimension.
2. Blue : Is this what they mean when they say "pull all the strings together" !
3. Sunset Blvd : Another misfit having desire. Beauty plus pity !
3 comments:
Did you like the ending of Woyzeck. actually not the end sequence, the slo-mo killing sequence before that ?
Also we can add few in the great themes of art:
1. Desire of a Pervert
2. Crushing effects of Conforming.
3. Rejection to Conform ( which is almost same as "misfit's desire")
I cant think of more...
neways, thanks for the post
-arunava
Ah, so many great films in there.
How about the ending of Herzog's "Aguirre"? What a great film!
arunava, I loved that sequence, but not able to find any video on youtube or elsewhere.
and the theme list goes on & on :)
thanks for visiting..
km, I really liked the ending of the film, but I felt that the film finished a bit too fast. I didnt know why but I felt so !
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