yay - challenging film-making - or at least d-i-f-f-e-r-e-n-t
that which we yearn for at this film festival - please entice us
there's a bit of a buzz about this one amongst young and old(er)
me - noam chomsky has my absolute respect - lucid intellectual
seen frequently on democracy now and always nails it - any subject
so a feature film with him as focus of attention is an absolute must-see
ah but even better - the interviewer is mr michael gondry - no slouch
director of 'sunshine of the spotless mind', producer and master animator
a simple concept used here - questions to mr chomsky - animate the responses
hand-drawn animation in particular - from the opening scene the love is there
clearly michael gondry is in awe of noam chomsky and he repays in kind
this film demands attention as there is quite a lot going on throughout
all manner of subjects are tossed up at the interview-ee chomsky
many quite philosophical, others quite personal and revealing
norm chomsky was born to jewish parents in the usa in 1928
married at a very early age and lost his partner carol in 2008
he speaks fondly of her, their long life together and their 3 children
his life spent challenging and retorting the highest level of government
and meanwhile earning the moniker of 'the father of modern linguistics'
the title of this film coming from his explanation of childrens cognitive power
a simple statement - the man who is tall is happy - turned into a question
but the second 'is' becomes misplaced - this is hugely significant it seems
a case of you had to be there - makes perfect sense in the film proper
on a deeper level there are questions and answers about world war two
mr chomsky being jewish has rights to inform in depth about that tragedy
no punches pulled as usual in his criticism of governments apathy at the time
it's all riveting aural information - but - the visuals are similarly impressive
an explosion of colour and movement as intricate hand drawings take life
the difficulty for this viewer was whether to concentrate on one or t'other
a flip-flopping of attention and the want to not miss out on either sensation
and then as we are really powering into the rhythm of it all - time is up
surely not - but yes a check of the time reveals a 90 minute trip
that time lost in the most satisfying way - total focus on the film
left me hankering for more - could this be the start of a series
or at the very least a repeat viewing of this particular one
there would be lots to gain - recovery of the missed bits
waltz with bashir comes to mind - but more intricacy
and much more personal - a person's soul laid bare
have to say - norm chomsky is a living legend
homage paid to him in this film is outstanding
yep - push repeat - at least one more time
this man (tall or not) very happy...
