Kon Ichikawa, 1965 ; The Criterion Collection
6.5
for those who care, i slept on this film. it might've had something grander to say in its last two hours -- most probably, as it is interested in the human aspect of the event -- but the first one was just setting up the olympics, its participants and the various events (hmm, maybe i'll check it out some more, maybe this huge revelatory moment waiting around the corner that'll change my perspective of the film. i'll update if that happens). i'm not hatin' on it but it just didn't make its points fast enough for me last night.
update, 11:51 am
nope. i just watched some more footage of the film, i even skipped to the very end to see if there was some emotional or touching conclusion, but no. the film just didn't do anything for me, there was nothing new to it. it is an admirable film but it didn't involve me as much as i would've like to have been. i turned on the Peter Cowie commentary to see if he'd have something that would interest me, and he did, for a few scenes. the man is prepared. insightful and detailed info on the history of the Olympics. apart from that the film was a bust for me. too bad.
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