Holy Motors Will Get You Thinking
I do not pretend to be some sort of film expert. I’ve seen most of the “arty classics” and enjoy reading about film. There are a few areas I like more than others. With this proclamation of non-intent I must thoroughly and vigorously recommend seeing Holy Motors if you have the chance.
There are many conflicting opinions on this film. All valid. All I will say to these discourses is that if you love film, Holy Motors is a mandatory viewing.
It is unlike any movie I have ever seen. Bits and pieces of temporal displacement, sure; references to the history of cinema, sure; an amazing performance by Denis Lavant, most def; a complete sense of dislocation and wonder, oh yeah; an ending that left the whole audience looking at each other as the lights came up, that was fun.
My personal reaction to this film is that I have NOT stopped thinking about it. Not necessarily trying to “figure it out”, but just re-running scenes and scenarios in my head. It is a film that warrants mad discussion over much libation. Will someone I know PLEASE see this movie so we can commence with said discussion!
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Marc Calhoun Marc Calhoun is a freelance writer/blogger/musician living in Providence RI. He currently presides over Total Echo (http://totalecho.wordpress.com/) and Micro/Macro Album Coverz (http://micro-macro-album.tumblr.com/). Feel free to check out his past radio shows (http://www.bsrlive.com/shows/same-old-song) or his own musical mishaps (https://soundcloud.com/roboticdeathhawk).
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