Oh man. Where to begin? This film was weird to say the least. I thought Clockwork Orange was probably the most outthere film I have ever seen but this one made Clockwork seem like an elementary back to school special. Its not that I didn't enjoy it but I was frustrated at the time about not knowing what was going on exactly and even more so about the pace of the film. The tea seen was particularly painful to me with the slow methodical moving around the room and the way they had to hold and rotate the tea pot. That wore on my patience a little bit. However, I got over the fact that I didn't really know what was going on at times after I had a few hours to digest the whole thing. I came to the conclusion that it really doesn't matter what the artist was trying to portray and what was important is what I was taking away from the film. I feel this is a concept very common in fine art and we sometimes go blind to it. The artist will sometimes put it out there for us to run with and come to our own conclusions. After watching the film and researching Matthew Barney a little bit last night I feel this is a very common theme in a lot of his work.
Overall I'm glad to have experienced this film even if it all doesn't make sense right now. Just being exposed to something like that can only contribute to your own creativity and help you to push your own limits as an artist.
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