Friday, September 16, 2011

“Meshes of the Afternoon” by Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid


Movie Review:

I found this video to be very captivating not only technically, with its camera work, angles, and movement, but also psychologically, and all the questions it had the viewer asking. The camera work and editing was very interesting with its chopped and repeating scenes. They also used camera movement to insinuate earth movement, which I found to be very successfully done. The film itself could have several meanings, all to be determined by each individual viewer. It creates questions such as, what really is reality, is any of this reality, is this about a love lost, or is this about memories lost? Even questions about the ending such as, who killed who, did she kill herself in order to keep herself from killing him, or did any of this even happen. I believe the questions this video stirs is an example of why it is a good film, and it is successful in the sense that it keeps the mystery of the unknown and allows the viewer to draw their own conclusions or theories. 

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