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Jill's Movie Reviews
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There are many different types of coffee, and I don't mean the flavors. There is the
coffee -at- the- diner -after- you've- been- drinking- all- night -coffee. There is the
just- woke -up- got -a -mean- hangover coffee. There is the thoughtfully- contemplating-
life -as- I -write -in -my- journal -at- the- café -coffee. (Haaahaahohhaaaahheeeee.
Just let me stop laughing for a minute. There. Much better now.) And then there is Jill's
personal favorite, the coffee- after- the- movie- to -debate- the- film- coffee.
In honor of Jill's fave coffee, we here at Coffee Club are pleased to present our new column, The Movie Review.
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Waking Life
First of all, let's review the movie seating rules.
1. Do not sit by me. Ever. Especially when the Bitter Bean and I are the ONLY other
people in the theater. There is no earthly reason that upon entering a theater, and discovering that there are
only two people seated, that you should want, nay, need, to sit RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM, or RIGHT BEHIND THEM, or
RIGHT BESIDE THEM. God forbid you should act like a free-thinking person instead of an animal with a herding
instinct for once in your life.
2. Do not sit by me, especially if you have a gastrointestinal condition that makes
your stomach louder than the dialogue on the screen, or causes you to emit a stench like rotting meat every time
you laugh. Please secure yourself a seat that is far away from other patrons. Just like I try to do, but instead,
you insist upon SITTING NEXT TO ME EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER SEATS. Rows and rows and rows of them, in
fact.
3. Do not arrive fifteen minutes late to a film, discover that there aren't five seats
left in a row to accommodate you and all your tardy friends, and then demand that Jill and the Bitter Bean move from
their carefully chosen and comfy seats to satisfy your whim, particularly when Jill and the Bitter Bean had the sense
to arrive early . You were late. Suffer.
Ahem.
Waking Life is the latest film from the man that brought us ‘Slackers'. Jill wasn't too
keen on ‘Slackers' although she appreciated it's intent. ‘Waking Life' won all kinds of awards and praise lately,
so Jill had to see what all the commotion was about.
It's a gorgeous film. A wide variety of artists and animators have painted on top of the
actual film to attain a beautiful dream-like depth and quality. The colours are rich and vibrant and the unusual
effect achieved by this method is that objects and actors appear to be floating and drifting upon the screen.
The story is at first meandering and appears disjointed, but is gradually tightened and
fluid by midway through the film. Jill felt that a large portion of the dialogue was sophomoric and self indulgent,
which was the same way that she felt about ‘Slackers'. ‘Waking Life' seemed to present a wider array of view points,
though, and was neatly elliptical in it's story telling. A very interesting picture, and fascinating to watch.
See the nine o clock show and then stay up all night drinking espresso and debating the
finer points of existentialism and lucid dreaming with your movie going companion.
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