[atlantaprog] Re: A Clockwork Orange

I agree, Requiem For A Dream is a classic film.  I
happen to be a fan a bleak films like this.  There are
several which (to me) rank up with A Clockwork Orange,
Requiem For A Dream, and Manchurian Candidate as great
films:
Santa Sangre:  this one may be hard to find!  This is
a surrel film by Alejandro Jodorowsky that is a real
love it/hate it kind of film.  It is beautifully shot,
disturbing, and unlike any other film.  Part One Flew
Over The Cuckoo's Nest, part Psycho, part Clockwork
Orange! As AMG states: A candy-colored, blood-soaked
journey into the disturbed mind of a damaged soul,
Alejandro Jodorowsky's dark and surreal comeback
offers a potent tale of psychological despair with
striking, haunting imagery that will linger in the
mind long after the viewing. It had been quite a long
time since El Topo (1970) and The Holy Mountain (1973)
thrust '60s underground cinema into collective
mainstream consciousness, and Jodorowsky proves
without a doubt that he still has the power to shock
and move audiences as few other filmmakers can. Time
has certainly not diluted Jodorowsky's ability to
craft the sort of bold and fearless film made
virtually extinct with the ever increasing
commercialization of the film industry, and his years
spent penning fantasy comics has only served to
strengthen his ability to portray the kind of complex
characters that make his films so compelling. As
deeply troubled Fenix (Axel Jodorowsky) is enslaved by
his armless mother and forced into a murderous
existence following his release from a sanitarium,
Jodorowsky instills his protagonist with a desperate
sense of fear and helplessness from which there seems
little chance of escape. An alternately brutal,
hallucinatory, and beautiful film, Santa Sangre is
without question a polarizing effort by its very
nature, though viewers willing to be seduced by
Jodorowsky's alluring cinematic nightmare will find
themselves surprised, enthralled, and richly rewarded
with an uniquely unapologetic film that's not easily
shaken off. Few filmmakers remain who possess such a
bold and creative force, and one can only hope that
following the troubles that beset The Rainbow Thief
(1990), Jodorowsky will hold steadfast to his unique
vision and not give in to the forces who would rather
see that vision suppressed. ? Jason Buchanan

Others of interest are "Miracle Mile" (1989), "Dead
Man"(1995), and "Mother Night" (1996).

Lastly, for something really unusual, check out Peter
Jackson's "Meet The Feebles"(1989).  This one is truly
bizarre!
> 
> Requiem For A Dream is one of the bleakest, most
> disturbing movies I've ever 
> seen.  It's quite good, mind you, but geez, every
> single character ends up 
> destroyed either physically or psychologically.  
> 

> 


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