tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634886419866749682.post7621366894885039189..comments2023-06-19T12:26:50.652-04:00Comments on Out 1 Film Journal: Short Films You Must See: "Phantoms of Nabua" (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2009)James Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650436008918093617noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634886419866749682.post-17320428781395819562009-09-25T04:20:15.980-04:002009-09-25T04:20:15.980-04:00delayed thanks for this lovely post!delayed thanks for this lovely post!Gary Thomashttp://www.animateproject.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634886419866749682.post-34031956667934906502009-03-06T11:12:00.000-05:002009-03-06T11:12:00.000-05:00I mean, I definitely liked it. And I like SYNDROME...I mean, I definitely liked it. And I like SYNDROMES. I just haven't been able to digest them to the point that I'm blown away.Brandon Colvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373364966092756041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634886419866749682.post-85385915071010858662009-03-06T10:01:00.000-05:002009-03-06T10:01:00.000-05:00Didn't like this one either, Brandon? He's a littl...Didn't like this one either, Brandon? He's a little hard to get into at first (I had similar frustrations the first time I watched TROPICAL MALADY) but watching that a second time, reading some more about him, and then watching his others, something certainly clicked for me. I really think he's one of the top two or three directors out there right now.<BR/><BR/>When he was at Anthology, Apichatopong has this semi-structuralist video called WINDOWS and all us Americans, more familiar with structuralism, really got into that one. Someone asked about it and he was like "yeah, I was sort of playing around, but thats not the kind of film I'm really interested in making." Its such a wildly different tradition of experimentation (even though he went to U of Chicago...) that it takes some getting used to. <BR/><BR/>I wish I could point you in some directions that might "help." Academic Hack should have a review of PHANTOMS up soon. I'm sure it will be sharp. Nathan Lee wrote about SYNDROMES for WNYC and we had a brief discussion about him in the comments. If you don't dig it, you don't dig it, but I have to admit I'm a little surprised that you haven't like them. Oh wellz.<BR/><BR/>Chuck- Odd as it seems, to my understanding, it sounds just like it looks. We-ruh-seth-uh-cool. Now start saying it really quickly to everyone and they'll be impressed.James Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650436008918093617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634886419866749682.post-87244092079850771102009-03-06T09:40:00.000-05:002009-03-06T09:40:00.000-05:00I really like Weerasethakul, but I wish I could pr...I really like Weerasethakul, but I wish I could pronounce his name. I hate constantly referring to him as "that Tropical Malady dude."Chuck Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410430373012870491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634886419866749682.post-69582589560242203782009-03-06T02:19:00.000-05:002009-03-06T02:19:00.000-05:00I'm still trying to really get into this guy. I fe...I'm still trying to really get into this guy. <BR/><BR/>I feel like I'm missing something.Brandon Colvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373364966092756041noreply@blogger.com