tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003345269984484749.post6895289744096373641..comments2024-03-22T09:33:19.635-04:00Comments on 2,500 Movies Challenge: #682. Blow-Up (1966)DVD Infatuationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02986606131886453883noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003345269984484749.post-23981466143762834892013-04-29T18:12:51.666-04:002013-04-29T18:12:51.666-04:00Jeff: Ah! OK. That makes sense. I know a few peopl...Jeff: Ah! OK. That makes sense. I know a few people who are working through that list of 1,001 movies, and thus far, NOBODY has liked all of them! LOL.<br /><br />I can see from the synopsis where you might have thought it was like REAR WINDOW (a photographer convinced he's seen a murder and nobody believes him). Maybe after a while, you'll decide to check it out again. Odds are your opinion of it won't change, but you never know!<br /><br />Thanks for the comment, and for stopping by!DVD Infatuationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986606131886453883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003345269984484749.post-20018481526601315582013-04-28T19:27:13.384-04:002013-04-28T19:27:13.384-04:00It is one of the entries in 1001 Movies You Must S...It is one of the entries in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Actually I thought from the synopsis it sounded really interesting. It reminded me of Rear Window, but that didn't pan out. Guess I just always took everything at face value... as weird as that made some stuff. Maybe another watch is in order. Jeff Hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441076114527358463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003345269984484749.post-22428092157229888772013-04-28T18:04:19.698-04:002013-04-28T18:04:19.698-04:00Jeff: What made you decide to check this one out? ...Jeff: What made you decide to check this one out? Seriously, from the synopsis alone, I wouldn't have thought this was one that would've interested you in the first place (and that's not meant to be a slight... I know a lot of people who are bored by this movie, and feel the exact same way you do). <br /><br />Personally, I love the period it's set in (the swinging '60s in London), and I like the way Antonnioni has you questioning what's going on. But it IS a tough sell, and not one I recommend to many people.DVD Infatuationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986606131886453883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003345269984484749.post-42550216960956041882013-04-28T10:32:54.601-04:002013-04-28T10:32:54.601-04:00Wow Dave, I saw this last night. Must be over my h...Wow Dave, I saw this last night. Must be over my head, I was bored out of my mind. Thought it was terrible.Jeff Hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441076114527358463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003345269984484749.post-20461143125504661742012-06-28T08:36:12.472-04:002012-06-28T08:36:12.472-04:00Anthony: That's a very interesting take on the...Anthony: That's a very interesting take on the movie. I always looked at the scene towards the end, with the mimes playing tennis, as an indication the lead was able to "manufacture" his own reality (a la, hearing the THWACK of the imaginary ball), but will watch it again (at some point!) keeping what you've posted in mind.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing it, and for stopping by!DVD Infatuationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986606131886453883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003345269984484749.post-80844484414682046062012-06-28T07:07:31.214-04:002012-06-28T07:07:31.214-04:00I saw this again recently and (as with Mulholland ...I saw this again recently and (as with Mulholland Drive) I still have my interpretation, but I don't insist on it. <br /><br />I think everything that happens to him after he watches the tennis in the park is a fantasy -- a fantasy of doing something important, as you say, not just fashion shoots -- and that's why at the end, he's watching the mime tennis players but hearing the thock of the tennis ball. That's him coming back to reality, hearing the real tennis. For example, right before he went to the park, he tried to buy the propellor, but the irascible store-owner wouldn't sell it to him (IIRC), but after the park the store is now run by a pleasant and attractive girl, who is willing to give him what he wants.<br /><br />Anyway, just my theory. I don't insist on it. :-)Anthony Lee Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220568709463059291noreply@blogger.com