I feel guilty that I never posted a fifth movie for Beautiful Film Week. Even though it is already Wednesday of the following week I’m thinking “better late than never”, so without further ado, I present you with What Dreams May Come. We were recently talking about this movie at work. I recalled that my sister had informed me that this movie is based on the Novel by Richard Matheson, the author of I am Legend, which was also recently made into a movie. What Dreams May Come, is such a feast for the eyes. If you love Art, then you will love this movie, because it is filled with Art references, everything from scenes presented entirely in impressionistic style paint and gothic (if I remember correctly) architecture. The basic story is a love story, but it could be described as dramatic and surreal as well.
Here are a few more screen captures, please pardon the pics, I only have this on VHS so the quality is especially horrible. And here is the Netflix page so that you can add it. If you have already seen this movie, I recommend City of the Lost Children, it is another absolutey beautiful film, very stylized as well.
Oh, and I watched that History Channel special, Life After People. It was “eh”. I felt like they repeated a lot of stuff over and over, like yeah, we get it, wires are going to rust, bridges will fall. And, I didn’t understand why they thought we should care if our cell phones die and if bears roam the streets, we will all be gone. There were a few things that I thought were informative, such as the residential village near the chernobyl disaster that had been evacuated and left vacant, and how it has fallen apart since, without people there to continually keep it up. Also, quite a bit of interesting information about the hoover dam, like how the cement inside it is so thick that the center part is still curing and how it could possibly be the last source of harnessed energy on the planet.
