Octavio Paz has said: 'an imprisoned man has only to close his eyes to be able to blow up the world.' I would add, in paraphrase: it would suffice for the white pupil of the cinema screen to reflect the light which is proper to it, to blow up the universe. the cinema is capable of putting him into a state of ecstasy more effectively than any other mode of human expression. but more effectively than any other, it is capable of brutalising him. --Luis Bunuel




Friday, February 1, 2013

Movie Quote of the Week: Primer (2004)

Primer (2004, Shane Carruth)

Aaron: [talking about being inside the device] God, everything is so different in there. You feel how cut off you are, you know? It's this entirely separate world, and you encompass most of it. And the sound... Isn't the sound different, on the inside? It's like it's singing. I guess you can't hear it on the outside. I had this dream in there.
Abe: About what?
Aaron: I was on, or near, the ocean and, uh, I just kept hearing the surf. It was so uneventful, at night, when the tide kept coming in and out.
Abe: Yeah.
Aaron: Yeah

1 comment:

m.brown said...

A friend of mine at work forced this one on me and it almost made my head explode. Goodness.

Have you ever seen that chart of all the timelines? It's absurdly complicated.

Excellent quote, by the way. My favorite was: Man, are you hungry? I haven't eaten since this afternoon.