tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18814440.post5914952686156836033..comments2024-02-16T10:27:42.320-08:00Comments on Krell Laboratories: Life of IllusionsVulnavia Morbiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722740955194993451noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18814440.post-19242450809934834212011-04-03T17:23:53.778-07:002011-04-03T17:23:53.778-07:00A very insightful review, and I can truly understa...A very insightful review, and I can truly understand your feelings. It might not be fair to judge a film by your own mental build up before watching, but who ever said we humans are fair? We are emotional beings and like it or not, it's hard to tack against that emotional wind. You did the right thing in acknowledging it!<br /><br />Lazarus Lupin<br />http://strangespanner.blogspot.com/<br />art and reviewLazarus Lupinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498179029332944165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18814440.post-85269421396699033502011-04-02T18:39:08.686-07:002011-04-02T18:39:08.686-07:00"I doubt they even cast reflections in mirror..."I doubt they even cast reflections in mirrors."<br /><br />Heh, I laughed out loud at that...I also agree with it heartily.<br /><br />You likely know that I adored this movie (it was my favourite film of 2010 as I was lucky enough to catch it at TIFF). I don't necessarily disagree with many of your statements, but it worked on me in a different way...<br /><br />First of all, I love Tati. I don't laugh out loud at his films, but there's something, well, magical about them. The set design, the little bits of business in the corners, the bittersweet feeling in each of those Hulot movies as the city overtakes the country...I suppose that some of those reasons are less emotional in nature (ie. more to do with my respect for his filmmaking), but it still works wonders on me. Those opening scenes of almost pure silvery gray in "Playtime" are truly remarkable. But I see that it won't work for everyone...<br /><br />As for The Illusionist, I felt the ending really fit for the way the story was constructed. Yes, it's sad - particularly for the magician - but I can completely see how that may have been Tati's own mindset at the time he wrote it and it's, in my mind anyway, a brilliant way to depict that.<br /><br />Also, I still think it's more bittersweet than sad...The girl's story, even though she has lost her innocence, is still a happy one as she has found love and with his help, experienced what she felt was real magic. He may have tried to dispell that from her mind, but in the end he really did perform some magic for her by changing her life.<br /><br />I don't think I'm articulating that too well, but there ya have it...There's also a great deal of humour in the film - some of it, if not laugh-out-loud funny, at the very least big-smile-on-your-face funny. I've only seen it the one time, but I can't wait to catch up with it again.<br /><br />A great review though.<br /><br />By the way, thanks for the tag...I will get to it at some point. Style is not my strong point though...B-)Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18814440.post-10823757883069854262011-04-02T16:55:56.210-07:002011-04-02T16:55:56.210-07:00Hmm, I know what you mean about those films that s...Hmm, I know what you mean about those films that seem to load on the disillusionment even when it seems to work against the story or the images we're seeing. If they'd said, "Magic is dying," that would seem a little more hopeful to me, since it holds out the possibility of rebirth. But then, I can't judge until I've seen the movie. And looking at those screencaps, it's beautiful enough that I really want to.Aubynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446079492480611898noreply@blogger.com