The stars within the eyes Caught by the darkness The eternity of fish Pumping pumping piercing disturbing The hearts of two lakes While being too close to me to realize in the gaze of the evergrowing trees lies dearly the God’s mischief
Bela Tarr 《Werckmeister Harmonies》 opening scene 10分鐘的長鏡頭,透過人體展演恆星與行星的運行,用平凡、笨拙的人類身體窺探永恆。日蝕給我們的啟示,巨大、神聖到讓我們完全靜默。背後音樂流水般降臨,人類情感的血脈,在靜默中是不是一種靈光和救贖、人為的神聖?鏡頭抽離,升高,強勢的光籠罩整個空間,再次拉近到人群裡。酒館老闆是最清醒的人嗎?把大家從偉大與奧秘的震撼中拖回邋遢匆忙的平日。那他最後一幕目不轉睛盯著的是什麼?酒館的蟑螂? 今天學校拍片社介紹給大家看的一個片段。順帶回憶一下,這是和朱利安第一次碰面他找給我看的,那時候從五股收容所拍完影片就跟著他的重機一路騎車到天母的zabu,聊個沒完。我很少碰到聊得來的人,常常會不知道說什麼頻率對不到有點尷尬,但還好朱利安很搞威,所以聊的還蠻愉快的。然後他從網路找這片段給我看,第一次看這片段整個雞皮疙瘩都起來了,回去又找來看了幾次。我很懷念這種會讓人沉住呼吸血液亂竄眼睛發光的好東西,好像很久沒這樣被一個作品觸動到。因為原本在聊紀錄片,我問他要放給我看的這個片段是紀錄片嗎,他說藝術就是藝術,不用分這些。
There are witches in the hills calling my name saying come join us sister, come kiss the flame Come dance in the moonbeams, ride the night wind make love to the darkness and laugh at man's sins I shiver with delight, I shiver with fear my heart wants to go but my soul's filled with fear So I turn to my lover and ask what do I do do I answer their call or stay here with you But under spell of deep sleep he moans and turns away taking his protection and my desire to stay So I rise to the hill tops, I ride the night winds I make love to the darkness and laugh at man's sins
"If you love him, it is not a sin to kill him. Or is it more?" "Besides, he thought everything kills everything else in some way." "I do not understand these things, he thought. But it is good that we do not have to try to kill the sun or the moon or the stars. It is enough to live on the sea and kill our true brothers." -The Old Man and the Sea
He was free and casual as usual, and also being serious after a fashion, saying something I could not understand, but about the subject I was concerned myself with. It was always like that. I've got to wait for coming to realize what he meant by saying all that. And he said something like "right after him, us, and then it is you. People like us just can't help it, right?" It was the moment that I felt flattered and damned.