Does anyone understand how amazing ingrid michealson is? I’m having a phase with her right now. Re-listening to her albums back to back and falling in love all over, it’s nice. Also, I’ve continued listening to the cure and, well, all is well auditorily.
One film that i have not seen in a while, but truely love is ‘Re-animator’ (1985). My suggestion is that EVEYONE on earth should see this film. However, I’m no fool. I recognize that this film is laced with VERY traumatic material - the head giving ‘head’ scene is a perfect example of this. Film/cinema is not perfect. I do not aim to imply that it is, but as a student of horror film influence and creation this movie is by far one of the genres most influential. What about Re-animator? What made me think of it? Well as a film itself it is often not respected, and the genre of horror itself is always tossed out as gross, bloody, disgusting, brutal, anti-feminist, sexist, racist, homophobic rubbish that any dignified cinema lover would not treasure. Forgive me for saying so but anyone who really likes cinema would NEVER cast out an entire genre. Everything deserves to be studied and respected for it’s influence regardless of personal feelings. And if you doubt the influence of ‘Re-animator’ not just on horror films but on any genre of film you haven’t seen enough movies. Trust me. For example, a favorite film of most college students, indie kids, cinema studies students, and suburban white kids looking for some tragic story to relate to is definitely ‘American Beauty’. Be mindful this movie, nor any film, was created in a vacum. Even Director Sam mendes and writer Allan ball have seen and or were influenced by horror film. How do i know this? Well for example in a scene in the 1999 Oscar Winner American Beauty that homages Re-Animator, there is a clear sign of horror film knowledge. That lovemaking scene [in Beauty] is shot exactly like the [“giving head”] scene in Re-Animator. They match shot for shot. [Kevin Spacey’s] head is in the bottom corner of the screen moving up her body. And the allusion is no mistake, since in another part of the film, Spacey’s character refers to that “movie, with the body walking around holding its own head. And then the head went down on that babe,” clearly referring to ‘Re-animator’. Given this information i cannot see how people can continue to ignore horror films value. If not on the entire film world then at least in the creation of more “worthy” cinematic experiences.
i stand by my admiration for this film, but not blindly. I recognize its faults and praise its wonders. I’m level headed like that :)
p.s. Castelia Dannae Mercer will be in my arms by 8:10 tonight, and you’re jealous.
