MVIES ON WKENDS

it should become a more permanent part of my weekend rituals

even without wine, it was fine to sit and experience, discuss 

we left our comfort zone and headed to north buffalo to see the new gus van sant, "paranoid park" with one or two other people in the theatre

i walked in with an open mind, never being a fan of van sant AT ALL, thinking he is endlessly droning and generally uninteresting, cliche metaphors and adding not much to my film watching palate, of his works

fairly, i have given his films chances, i have sat fully through each of them watching and appreciating bits and pieces, but overall have been left disappointed by the whole

i feel as if paranoid park had a similar effect, but post-film discussion over drinks and breads at left bank had concluded things that were previously underappreciated, or overhyped so much that appreciation seemed forced and insincere

pros and cons, generally was able to find many more pros instead of focusing on the van sant-ish ness of the whole piece, this time. didn't mind the pace as much, as we found it led us to analyze scenes and visuals much more fully and cohesively, actually in the moment - rather than post-analytical discussions. this was nice in the aspect that it led me to feel things specifically and fully during scenes of little or no dialogue, either by light play or soundscapes or what have you. plots and the always apparent coming of age, youth-driven messages, not so much my focus or my concern with this. the story was more liner, which was an unexpected change (though not a COMPLETELY obvious one- it wasn't a TOTAL flip from his previous works), but still i felt more fulfilled by the subtleties of sceneries and expressions and nature tie-ins which worked in perfect line with the feeling attempting to be portrayed

i still feel slowed down, the day after, a bit calmer and eyes more open, i suppose

after the night of slowness and a film defined by it's pace, a few glasses of wine with friends, rain being totally consistent and mood altering, i came home and filled my bedroom with appropriate sounds and closed my eyes and turned off my mind