How about The Order Of The Bell , ( it's also free to watch on TH-cam as well!) or Videodrome, & the stepford wives is another of the few & far between mind control cinema treats!
Thank you so much for this. Came across it by accident and have watched the whole thing twice. This is the best analysis of the film I've ever seen, especially the famous montage (which I now not only feel I understand completely but also see are far more intelligent, deliberate and prescient than I ever imagined) and making the connection with 1/6. incel culture, all of it... brilliant. I'm almost 57 and have watched the film countless times over the decades. I have seen one of Karyn's films but am now committed to seeing them all.
As to the soundtrack: on the surface, harmonically it derives from the Aaron Copland sound world of A Lincoln Portrait, the third symphony, etc. - except that there are odd major and minor sevenths and ninths that make their way in, giving it an unsettling feeling - the dissonance is just enough to make the music feel off kilter. Clever stuff, undercutting that Coplandesque "patriotic" sound.
The toy train sequence always seemed like Pakula's revenge for not having the budget to use a full-size train, having spent it on the boat and plane sequences, not to mention the Alaska action sequences. However, research suggests it was shot first.
What a film, the way it highlights the idea that conspiracies are somwhat loopy when in fact it was the CIA who created the term, conspiracies today seem to have become eerily true....makes you think.
The characters are bewitching, that sheriff who snuffs fisherman at the foreboding damn, to the little gromming creep making himself at home on antagonists bed.😅 Got that Hollywood spellbinding seal on it definitely,
The very film they're heaping praise upon was, presumably, shot on stolen land by descendants of people who stole it. For those who don't know, there's DNA evidence of "indigenous Americans" who arrived on this land before those who are now considered indigenous Americans. What happened to those original indigenous Americans, I wonder. Yeah, stick to the film reviews. Jamming in this self righteous blathering on complex sociopolitical topics comes off as manipulative. Hey everybody, check out my film analysis! But first, a longwinded political message...
I've been reading Walter's writing for 10 plus years and it's so great to hear him talk at length. LOVED this conversation
Please do more of these!!! Found this vid after watching Parallax for the first time
How about The Order Of The Bell , ( it's also free to watch on TH-cam as well!) or Videodrome, & the stepford wives is another of the few & far between mind control cinema treats!
Thank you so much for this. Came across it by accident and have watched the whole thing twice. This is the best analysis of the film I've ever seen, especially the famous montage (which I now not only feel I understand completely but also see are far more intelligent, deliberate and prescient than I ever imagined) and making the connection with 1/6. incel culture, all of it... brilliant. I'm almost 57 and have watched the film countless times over the decades. I have seen one of Karyn's films but am now committed to seeing them all.
CORRECT. Meanwhile, back in the day, those of us who saw those facts were disbelieved, because of Murica, the Nixon-Disney version of the U.S.
UPDATE: I recently watched Karyns "Destroyer" and it was really great. Definitely misunderstood and unappreciated. Final shot was gutting.
Thank you. Extremely insightful.
As to the soundtrack: on the surface, harmonically it derives from the Aaron Copland sound world of A Lincoln Portrait, the third symphony, etc. - except that there are odd major and minor sevenths and ninths that make their way in, giving it an unsettling feeling - the dissonance is just enough to make the music feel off kilter. Clever stuff, undercutting that Coplandesque "patriotic" sound.
Interesting chat and perspectives on one of my favourite 70s movies.
So glad you enjoyed the talk, Mark!
The toy train sequence always seemed like Pakula's revenge for not having the budget to use a full-size train, having spent it on the boat and plane sequences, not to mention the Alaska action sequences. However, research suggests it was shot first.
What a film, the way it highlights the idea that conspiracies are somwhat loopy when in fact it was the CIA who created the term, conspiracies today seem to have become eerily true....makes you think.
The characters are bewitching, that sheriff who snuffs fisherman at the foreboding damn, to the little gromming creep making himself at home on antagonists bed.😅 Got that Hollywood spellbinding seal on it definitely,
70s Golden Age of paranoia
I came for a discussion of the movie, not Walter's political views.
The very film they're heaping praise upon was, presumably, shot on stolen land by descendants of people who stole it. For those who don't know, there's DNA evidence of "indigenous Americans" who arrived on this land before those who are now considered indigenous Americans. What happened to those original indigenous Americans, I wonder. Yeah, stick to the film reviews. Jamming in this self righteous blathering on complex sociopolitical topics comes off as manipulative. Hey everybody, check out my film analysis! But first, a longwinded political message...