i once knew a guy that told me that "art lives". i basically thought it sounded like a cliché because you don't always feel that way about contemporary works. especially the artsy stuff that always seems obtainable mostly for elitist art show types. once in a while i feel the feeling, but in this case, i especially found this really striking cinema and obviously "art".
they don't make 'em like this. only once every other full moon maybe. i hardly ever see feature length movies this hypnotic and lyrically enchanting. i hardly see anything in cinema that easily equals the beauty of this. this was one of the most visually arresting things i've seen since Lynch did 'Eraserhead'
David Kaplan understands the archetypal and unconscious psychology of fairy tales and lore. he exercises his intuitive brilliantly and with maximum efficiency. and his learned and educated understanding of the material is obviously of good authority. not to mention he is a skilled director of his craft judging by the outstanding short films i've seen by him.
love tradition and fairy lore. i really love the 'Riding Hood' story in all of it's alarmist dogmatism. so far no telling has been better than Neil Jordan's beautiful feature film. until i saw this. Jordan has met his contemporary in Kaplan no doubt. this short film is of equal artistic merit.
a lot of people don't like to analyze anything beyond the surface. others attempt to over analyze or correct perceptions. neither approach ever really suffices. this film handles it territory with restrained confidence. for those that don't get things like this, it's not THAT hard, it's so obviously and conspicuously "art". of the most successful kind.
they don't make 'em like this. only once every other full moon maybe. i hardly ever see feature length movies this hypnotic and lyrically enchanting. i hardly see anything in cinema that easily equals the beauty of this. this was one of the most visually arresting things i've seen since Lynch did 'Eraserhead'
David Kaplan understands the archetypal and unconscious psychology of fairy tales and lore. he exercises his intuitive brilliantly and with maximum efficiency. and his learned and educated understanding of the material is obviously of good authority. not to mention he is a skilled director of his craft judging by the outstanding short films i've seen by him.
love tradition and fairy lore. i really love the 'Riding Hood' story in all of it's alarmist dogmatism. so far no telling has been better than Neil Jordan's beautiful feature film. until i saw this. Jordan has met his contemporary in Kaplan no doubt. this short film is of equal artistic merit.
a lot of people don't like to analyze anything beyond the surface. others attempt to over analyze or correct perceptions. neither approach ever really suffices. this film handles it territory with restrained confidence. for those that don't get things like this, it's not THAT hard, it's so obviously and conspicuously "art". of the most successful kind.