Old Joy Insta-thoughts
Posted by: josh | From: April 26, 2006
Instant live-blog reactions to Old Joy:
You can't help but notice the "liberties" the film takes with geography as it hops from St John's Bridge to I-5 to whatever. But who cares about that! I'm all peaced out by the slow p-ace and archetypal Oregon landscapes, wet and green and quiet. As someone who lives here, I felt this film channeling Oregon. For people who haven't seen this place -- well, it's the kind of glimpse that makes people move here. Show the 200 days of rain!
Nothing "happens" in Old Joy. Two guys who haven't seen each other in a long time go camping. Still, this film doesn't need anything to happen. We get character development, cinematography, an excellent soundtrack by Yo La Tengo, and ... well, that's all we get. Relax into it. Smoke a bowl.
Still, the gas pump nozzle shot was particularly nice, as it echoed the shot of the bird's head and beak that came directly before...
Anyway, I had a great time tonight! A very good film and then people hanging out at Holocene to the sounds of White Rainbow, that's a pretty ideal evening.
I deem Day 1 a success.
Posted by: josh at April 27, 2006 12:51 AM
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It's fun to watch films that take place in Portland and critique the way a left on Burnside warps you to industrial north, but when they walked into the roadside diner (in Linnton!) it just fit so well.
The pumping your own gas shot though... yikes, what are we, in Washington? :)
Posted by: Mikey at April 26, 2006 11:15 PM