This was my first Jim Jarmusch 'experience' and it was partly commonplace while some parts were highly gripping. There was evidence of the extraordinaire at work in certain segments. The movie consists of eleven short stories all set in different goegraphical locations , all in black and white and consisting of a couple or three actors almost all playing themselves.
What is consistent is the fact that white and black colors alternate in sublte ways through out. The situation in every story is the same...the characters having a conversation over ..u guessed it ....Caffine and Nicotine and that too in large doses and on checkered tables. They are all different stories but connected in many ways and also some words and ideas are repeated like the line ' Nicola Tesla percieved the Earth to be a conductor of acoustical resonance' and this may well be the theme of the movie. The things that connect us all above all. Atleast that is how it appeared to me.
Also a couple of the stories beautifully potray the complexities of relationships and human nature. All in all at the first look the movie is pretty ordinary it may seem, but then if u look deeper it says a lot. But I should warn you, there are chances that some of you may hate it too. So don't curse me if u picked it up and hated it.:-)
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Hmm Interesting review. I don't know whether we can get a dvd here in India.
The movie is not for everyone but it did have its moments. I enjoyed the Steve Coogan / Alfred Molina scene. What did you think of Dead Man (also Jarmusch)?
@ rowdy - well that is true ...we may or may not get the CD in India.
@ Zen- True Zen, I liked that one too and I also liked the one with Cate Blanchett as herself and her cuz..and no havent got a chance to watch Dead Man...Will watch it if I get hold of the CD..and thank you soo much for dropping by...do visit often..and I liked your blog:-)
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