One amazing work of art

Rating: 9/10 (15 July 2001)

There is so much I can reveal but i shall limit myself to three important points I would like to share with the curious movie lover's mind.
Looking at it through an analyzing eye, I have to point out the importance of contrasts in this work of art. Not only they define the function of the absence of color but they also emphasize the techniques of this medium. In one sequence , the mixture of sound that pierces the actor's ears and yours is brusquely interrupted by complete silence which is intended. The spectator consequently enters the actor's state of mind. This metamorphosis is due to the fact that we , like the actor, live an exhausting trauma.I can also add that the silence is there to indicate the end of the actor's crisis.
The second point would have to be surrealism. This art form, which is seen in many movies and paintings (Dali), is revealed through the presence of what seems to be a human brain .We realize only when the actor touches it that it belongs to him. We then understand the sufferance inflicted on his brain is caused by his need to know more, to eliminate his seizures.
The last and third point is the message which is slowly and intelligibly conveyed. Nourished by mathematical , religious and philosophical words and images, we enter our world and its problems and redefine its essence.