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I need someone kind enough to help me understand this.

posted 10 years ago by v-thea
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You see, I watched this and got to say I was quite overwhelmed by the things I saw and I thought I saw a constant it it and that for me was hipocracy and how often we tend to act differently around other people. But no, its not that for me. That simply doesnt satisfy me, this movie needs to talk about something bigger. So, what is it? Cause I cannot seem to have a clue on it. Its prob one of the most interesting and difficult films I have tried to analyze so far. Please, help me understand. Thank you

[–] enigma-lake 10 years ago

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[–] miguelreporte 10 years ago

Ok, let me try.

Movies like this are meant to be enjoyed, experience, not understood... Because of its surrealistic nature, making whole sense to the movie is something that's not (in my opinion) pleasant. But sure, you interpret the movie as a metaphor on cinema...
But if you watched the movie, and thought that it was somewhat "hard to understand", that means the movie is not for you. I've always thought that movies are made for certain kind of people, and perhaps this is not your type of film. I am by no needs telling you that you should go and watch Mall Cop 2, or something like that; just that the movie was perhaps not your cup of tea..

If I were asked to describe the movie, basically "it's the story of an actor who has different appointments or roles that he must play throughout his day". Yes, that's it. But for me, this movie is much more; something I cannot express with my own words. The only way to express this is by watching the movie.

I also think this movie is made to be watched by people who enjoy movies made by Jodorowski, Lynch, Noe; and enjoy films such as Mulholland Dr, Enter The Void, Holy Mountain, among others.