I watched Satyricon last night in an effort to cheer myself up a little bit. It was...
Instead of being pleasantly entertained for a couple of hours, the movie just left me confused. At one point, early on in the film, there's a white horse standing almost up to its belly in a rectangular pool of water. Why? There was no reason for it. It was just...there.
Maybe I like my films to be a little more concrete and a little less allusive. Or maybe I like I little more grounding with my fantasy sequences. *shrug* I don't know. I do know, though, that Fellini doesn't do it for me as a director.
Instead of being pleasantly entertained for a couple of hours, the movie just left me confused. At one point, early on in the film, there's a white horse standing almost up to its belly in a rectangular pool of water. Why? There was no reason for it. It was just...there.
Maybe I like my films to be a little more concrete and a little less allusive. Or maybe I like I little more grounding with my fantasy sequences. *shrug* I don't know. I do know, though, that Fellini doesn't do it for me as a director.