This is extremely late I'm aware but you spoke so highly of the film that I decided to give it shot. Along with the fact that I have to pick a film for one of my classes and write a paper describing one aesthetic of it. I literally just finished watching it a few minutes ago and thought that I'd reply to this comment. I thought it was a little sad, in some ways boring, but in the most interesting way. I understand Holzman, I'm curious about what he's curious about. In a different life I'm sure I would've done the same as he. I would've crabbed a video camera and recorded my life in order to figure what I'm missing. Is there something in people that I'm not seeing? Is there something to life that I'm not seeing? Holzman posed an interesting question. That being said, there was nothing. At the end where he screams "What do you want!" I just felt bad for the guy. Cause in all honesty, he caught nothing on camera that was the truth. The only thing he caught was a bunch half truths as that guy said. I guess there was nothing there. I guess there maybe is nothing in our lives. I hope there is though. I'll admit that it is a very interesting premise and it's sort of sad that "nothing" was captured on film, as opposed to whatever truth we were all hoping to find.
That's amazing that you went and watched it. Thanks for your comment and sharing your opinion on it.
You have to remember that this film was made in 1967 but says more about our culture now than it did then. People everywhere these days are recording things, taking pictures of their lives, documenting everything. I can't go to a single live concert any more without seeing masses of people holding up cameras to record it. It's like they need to record it to see it later to verify to themselves that it actually happened, that they lived it. But they didn't live it, they were too worried about capturing it on film. And this is David Holzman's fate.
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This is extremely late I'm aware but you spoke so highly of the film that I decided to give it shot. Along with the fact that I have to pick a film for one of my classes and write a paper describing one aesthetic of it. I literally just finished watching it a few minutes ago and thought that I'd reply to this comment. I thought it was a little sad, in some ways boring, but in the most interesting way. I understand Holzman, I'm curious about what he's curious about. In a different life I'm sure I would've done the same as he. I would've crabbed a video camera and recorded my life in order to figure what I'm missing. Is there something in people that I'm not seeing? Is there something to life that I'm not seeing? Holzman posed an interesting question. That being said, there was nothing. At the end where he screams "What do you want!" I just felt bad for the guy. Cause in all honesty, he caught nothing on camera that was the truth. The only thing he caught was a bunch half truths as that guy said. I guess there was nothing there. I guess there maybe is nothing in our lives. I hope there is though. I'll admit that it is a very interesting premise and it's sort of sad that "nothing" was captured on film, as opposed to whatever truth we were all hoping to find.
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That's amazing that you went and watched it. Thanks for your comment and sharing your opinion on it.
You have to remember that this film was made in 1967 but says more about our culture now than it did then. People everywhere these days are recording things, taking pictures of their lives, documenting everything. I can't go to a single live concert any more without seeing masses of people holding up cameras to record it. It's like they need to record it to see it later to verify to themselves that it actually happened, that they lived it. But they didn't live it, they were too worried about capturing it on film. And this is David Holzman's fate.
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I found this great video essay on the film online, if you would like to take your interest further.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfiUVPkzc2k