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Hilarity Art!
by Cool2 (movies profile)
Jun 7, 2006
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20 people found this review helpful
Terry Zwigoff presents you true art and the meaning of art, both Viusal and Film.It sure is pain in the ass and no one can better explain that to you than this film.
Packed with hilarious moments,with a few snorting laughs and a highly original script. And the genius performance by John Malkovich with another ingenious cast.
A comedy, a murder mystery , a thoughtful and provocative look at Art and wicked love and the things behind and in front of it.Both Crazy and Awesome.
The film is about a young teenager trying to pursue a career in Art in an art school.But before he can do so, he must learn a few things about what art really is.His obsession to art school and his vision combine with the teachers mind who pretty much spend the whole time relating art with life.But soon when he meets a women , he is brought into a funny world of murder mystery and of course still keeping in mind the visions of art.
This film at times becomes hard to watch as it mixes so many elements that if succeed in mixing well will give a wonderful result.But that is not the case in this satire. Mixing social satire, art school satire,a wicked love story, murder mystery ,and attempting to bring about a coming-of-age story.This doesn't work.
The writer focused more on the comic elements of the film rather than finding a way to solve the mysteries of the plot that can hardly fit the way it is written.It sometimes feels disconnected from the material, I mean at times you feel like watching different short movies in one film with same actors in different situations and hardly relate to the story.But that is not to say you won't enjoy this wickedly funny art satire.
It can stand out to be a different approach, even if it's not fully successful ,it still succeeds on entertaining you.
For all the true artists out there this film is your lesson. |
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