Actually, at first you can see all your life, like reflected in a magic mirror. Metaphysical quote: “Basically, when you die your spirit leaves your body.
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Without the abuse of special effects and surrealistic scenes, “Enter the Void” can transport us to another place full of weird sensations. The film is quite slow with lots of flashbacks and visual effects, what helps you get into the mind of a drug addict. The use of first-person POV turns everything personal and mystical.Įverything controversial has a big chance to be in this film: gay sex, drug use, gore, shocking accidents, sperm and dying fetus. This is the story of a drug dealer who is killed in Tokyo and seeks for resurrection through his soul. The third film of Gaspar Noé isn’t as majestic as “Irreversible”, but it has the same dirtiness and some of the provocative elements of Noé. In short, “Enter the Void” is a bad trip. If you are starving for something “different” and challenging, this film will be a great treat. Unlike most “dreaming films”, “Paprika” doesn’t explain the whole thing and, unlike Disney animations, it doesn’t have a conventional narrative. “Paprika” is very Freudian in the way it deals with subconscious and technology gadgets related with that part of the brain. The film has some psychological questions about today, such as the danger of internet alienation and the manifestation of reality in dreams. For those who think animation is for children, the Japanese filmmaker brings a complex plot, full of twists between reality and fantasy, dream characters (free of stereotypes) and mature topics.
In terms of dreaming, “Paprika” makes “Inception” look like a catnap. Satoshi Kon is a name to join close to others such as Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata or Mamoru Oshii. Very underrated, this is a must-see that transcends life as we know it. The tree of life clashes with the immaterial three of knowledge during the entire story, while the characters work as the personification of those trees: Tom is the tree of knowledge and Izzi is the tree of life, Tom’s tree of life. Mainly on the future part, we have a perfect sense of transcendence and lightness thanks to the special effects made by using micro-photography of chemical reactions on tiny petri dishes instead of CGI. Darren Aronofsky deals with the skepticism of a science man and the idea of death as an act of recreation. The story is divided in past, present and future, going from a Mayan tale to a space traveler narrative. “The Fountain” is a film about eternal life with biblical and Mayan background. Gone! Gone! Gone beyond, completely gone.” Metaphysical quote: “No form, no feeling, no thought, no choice, no consciousness. While some applauded, others were very disappointed. Thanks to Mircea Eliade’s novel, Francis Ford Coppola decided to return to direction ten years after “The Rainmaker”. “In metaphysical controversies, empirical proofs lose their value, but wouldn’t you enjoy receiving a few fresh roses picked from the garden?” This quote could sum up “Youth without Youth” in short words. Later, she turns out to be very important in his big work. Between flashbacks and memories, ancient dialects and conversion on deathbed, this is the story of a man that abandons his wife to concentrate on an important work about origins and languages. This film is far from perfection, but it offers a new Coppola facet in cinema: the metaphysical. Not least because the transcendence level always depends on the viewer and that makes this list more personal than regular lists on Taste of Cinema. Its meaning is so variable, making a list about it is always an ungrateful mission. Writer’s Note: Metaphysics is very subjective and there’s not a tight definition for it. Cinema has this ability to wander into the absent and the unknown and these 15 films are great examples of that. Some special touch is needed to reach the insensible. Maybe Pink Floyd and John Donne are laughing about this, but, trust me, metaphysics is not for everyone. The tangible is often challenged by artists, but it’s not always easy to put something transcendent and remote in culture products. According to the Greek philosopher, metaphysics isn’t just about transcendence, but in this list we will mainly focus on this subject: what’s beyond physical and material.įor that reason, it’s important to know the differences between transcendence and philosophical or poetic films.
The study of metaphysics has almost 25 centuries of existence, when Aristotle wrote a book called “Metaphysical” about causation, form, matter and existence.
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