Meshes of the Afternoon

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Leaburn O @RT35452347 Dec 27 Pretentious, weird but hard to watch this and not have your mind stirred. As a piece of art it is quite impressive. Watched on YouTube. See more MariofanAlex445 T @RT47678067 06/26/2024 I went into this thinking it was gonna be a bunch of nonsense shots put together and boy was I wrong. This film is like a strange nightmare, I call it this because one it feels like one, and two it can be interpreted in a lot of ways. The correct way though, is quite interesting and I think it’s worth a watch. Go into it blind, interpret it for yourself, and search it up for the best experience honestly. Strange, scary, and intriguing. 5/5 stars. See more Christian K @ckacar 03/25/2024 Definitely interesting, thought it was cool and showcased some influential and modern flare surely for its time. See more justin t @RT08580778 02/17/2022 Surrealism sucks. There is nothing more to it than it sucks. It just goes on and on with nothing happening. They do this with a phone then the mirror man cometh and then you sit having a cup of tea set to a screeching banshee and one item of percussion. Maybe I just don't get it and funnily enough I don't want to. See more 10/25/2021 This movie captures the true essence of a dream See more William L @RT77267842 01/23/2021 A young David Lynch saw this film and thought to himself, "YES. I too shall make bizarre movies with an endless stream of interpretations that are oftentimes barely comprehensible." Strange, surrealist, and thematically obtuse, Meshes of the Afternoon has convinced generations of would-be auteurs that they too can get on the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die with a home movie camera and a sense of randomness. Regardless of the what the perceived significance of the film is to each individual, there is undoubtedly a profound creative vision at play here, with intense symbolism and emotional depth. I'll be quick to admit that I'm not the biggest fan of experimental film as a rule; they're often unbearably pretentious and carry no meaning. However, Meshes is not that; the film is a crisis of identity, an exploration of domestic fallout, and internal repression told with a palpable intensity. There is a clear cleverness in the camerawork and editing techniques. Taken together, it's well worth the experience. If you're going to watch a representative work of early American experimental short film, this is a great one. (4/5) See more Read all reviews

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