movies for the artistic soul.

Locked In A Room - Oren Lavie

Two weeks ago, I had mentioned to my co-worker Karen, the copywriter, that I had never seen The Big Lebowski before. I guess that was a big no-no in her books, as well as everyone else's in the creative department. So then she asked me if I had seen Tron. I don't recall having seen it, but maybe I have. There are a lot of movies I've seen in my childhood that I may not remember entirely; just little flashes here and there. Anyway, I haven't seen Tron either...

She flipped out and asked if I had seen Citizen Kane. And well, no, I haven't. Toni, the art director sitting across from me overheard this and flipped out on me as well. I thought maybe it was a culture thing, seeing as I come from Quebec. But Toni is from Croatia. So Karen ruled that one out...

I thought that having seen movies like Robocop, Terminator, Ninja Turtles, Batman and such was enough to keep in the loop of pop culture; and that movies like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or Science of Sleep would be enough to keep in the world of artistic films. I guess not, haha...

So for the next 30 to 45 minutes, Toni and Karen crowded around me desk, throwing movies at me. I ended up making a list of movies to watch based on their suggestions. And then last Friday, Toni brought over a stack of DVDs for me to borrow and watch. So that's my homework for the next little while.

The stack included:
• Fargo
• The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
• Trainspotting
• Bladerunner
• Waking Life
• Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Anyway, I watched The Big Lebowski a couple of weeks ago, and watched Fargo tonight. Both great movies, though I found The Big Lebowski was a bit overhyped. Maybe I was expecting it to be so epic due to everyone's reaction and disbelief when I told them I hadn't seen it yet. As for Fargo, it was amazing, though a bit too much blood for my liking. I think Waking Life will be next.