There are times when watching films causes me to have
strange abstract ideas that seemingly come from nowhere. I had one of these
experiences while watching Hedgehog in
the Fog. For some reason, watching this film made me realize that there is
such a huge cultural difference between the United States and Russia. There is
this aura of mystery surrounding Russia, an almost mystic, ancient mystery.
The
thought struck me that I want to explore this culture myself. In fact I want to
be immersed within this culture. I do not know exactly what this looks like,
but I feel that there is much that can be learned from an experience such as
this.
Continuing
on this thought of the mystery of Russian culture and art, this was definitely
evident from all of the films we saw in class on Thursday. Though the images
were sometimes disjointed, they were absolutely beautiful. The breathtaking
frescos in the first film, the majestic animals in Hedgehog in the Fog, and the mysterious eternity sequence in Tale of Tales were amazing. Though I
don’t understand the meaning of any of these films, it doesn’t matter to me. I
was just happy to be along for the ride.
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