Attempting to burrow and disappear into the admiration of certain works of art, I tried to make such deep and pure identification that my integrity as a human self would become optional, a vestige of my relationship to the art. I wanted to submit and submerge, even to die a little. I developed a preference, among others, for art that required endurance, that mimicked a galactic endlessness and wore out the nonbelievers. By ignoring my hunger or my need to use the bathroom during a three-hour movie by Kubrick or Tarkovsky, I'd voted against my body, with its undeniable pangs and griefs, in favor of a self composed of eyeballs and brain, floating in the void of pure art.- from Jonathan Lethem, in "The Beards" Posted by the wily filipino at February 23, 2005 10:37 PM
Psyching yourself up for a 10-hour movie I see. I would suggest a Lord of the Rings Extended Edition screening for practice. hehe
I missed 'Ebolusyon' during the last Pelikula at Lipunan in Makati. It was slated for a Friday, the last day of the festival if I remember correctly. For some reason they postponed it to a later date. Kinda hard to get keyed up again for a 10-hour movie marathon you're expecting to happen only to learn on the same day it won't be happening. We didn't even bother finding out if and when they'll have a screening. But yes, if there's another opportunity to watch in a theater, we'll go.
"Art cannot be separated from life. It is the expression of the greatest need of which life is capable, and we value art not because of the skilled product, but because of its revelation of a life's experience." - Robert Henri
And he's right about Kubrick. His "A Clockwork Orange" is one of my favorites. Really great film.