Where do I begin for this movie? It seems as if the movie was made by someone who has way too much time on their hands. The pictures shown did not display much of any kind of story. I feel like the movie was shot to see humans as they were at the time. The images that were recorded always seemed to display some human influence of some sort. In a way I think the director was trying to show his audience how we all look on a day to day basis. He showed the audience how people really behave when they are in public.
The shots of the random buildings were interesting, particularly the few shots he took from a great distance away. He made humans look so insignificant in comparison to the structures which were built by them. I feel like the director looked for beauty in all its forms. It didn't matter to him that he didn't use the most beautiful people available or that the shots weren't staged. I believe the goal of this movie was to try to capture the essence of humanity through a lens. I can't say that he necessarily succeeded, but it was a fair attempt.
Obviously a movie has not been shown to the general public since then. It definitely shows that life is worth taking a break from to look around, soak in the scenery. Sometimes the hustle and bustle isn't all there is, you never know what might pass you by.
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I don't think it is in any way possible to capture the essence of humanity, especially through a film that is showing glimpses of random people, places, and things. It seemed to me that he was more so trying to show the randomness of life. There was no direction in the film and I definitly think it is an unfair to say that the images he portrayed are part of essence of humanity.
ReplyDelete"There was no direction in the film and I definitly think it is an unfair to say that the images he portrayed are part of essence of humanity."
ReplyDeleteWell, we'll see when we re-examine a few parts of the film tomorrow... I do think there is very little if anything random in the film--Vertov does seem to be trying to pull it all together (which does not necessarily mean one has to agree with the way he thinks life ought to be lived or around which sorts of things a society ought to be structured).