About The Science of Sleep

Collin 2022-03-22 09:02:06

Written on February 13, 2007,

there are some such videos in this world: You say you understand it, but you don't seem to understand it. If you don't understand it, you think it looks good, but you don't know what it's talking about. This film is a typical example.
Of course, it can be explained from the appearance. The confusion between reality and dreams, the interlacing of the real world and the cellophane world, the love in absurdism,
many things seem meaningless, but they contain profound meanings (various peculiar visual experiments, "Momentary" Time Travel Machine", "boats, trees, clouds, seas", "Can you marry me when you are seventy? When you are old and yellow").
It is impossible to watch the introduction of this kind of film. The introduction and the film itself are almost two things, and there is no substantial connection between them. There was a synopsis that said the film was a "ridiculous romantic comedy," which I thought was a far cry from the spirit of the film. It may be a comedy, but it is on another level from the traditional meaning. I think it has a lot to do with psychology, psychoanalysis, sensory visual judgment, inner desire and so on.
The context of the whole story starts to become clear long after you finish watching the film. Of course, this is just a structure that the story needs, not the core of the story.
Therefore, it can have an unclear ending, an ending without a clear explanation, because the narrative itself reflects its tension and the art of showing it.

This is where film differs from literature, and it is also the reason why film can be regarded as an independent art rather than a mere synthesis of multiple arts. (Although there are also literary creations that can achieve a similar effect)
Finally, this is undoubtedly a very worth watching film. It is different from pure literary and artistic films, and different from the impetuousness of commercial films. It is just beautiful, and you can guess the meaning.

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The Science of Sleep quotes

  • Stéphanie: How's is your hand?

    Stephane: It started to smell like a foot.

    Stéphanie: Its a good sign.

  • Stephane: I don't want to be Spaghetti...