Seven Women, Seven Sins

while i find most anthology films to fall pretty flat due to an excess of contradictory messaging and themes, and incoherent inconsistencies in quality, this one was quite dynamic and, due to a clear structure and thematic device, flowed very well. i'll just briefly go into the individual parts, since they are do different, rather than talking in generalities... so, gluttony was first, and, likewise, presented the ur-sin (eve's temptation), which i felt it did well enough and with very fun effects at that, thought it didn't feel as multifaceted as the other parts (7/10); greed was second, and i have to say that i really did enjoy this one! it was well acted, well written, and i enjoyed the cyclical structure, elucidating the meaning (9/10); anger was third, and was definitely my favourite!.. what can i say? i love new york shit, and the style of things created there within this sort of time period is simply magic to me. i think that it perfectly captured what it meant to (anger), while simultaneously evoking other emotions and behaving as a piece that could work on its own, devoid of the context provided by being in the wider film (10/10); sloth was fourth and, while it was enjoyable, it was kind of forgettable for me, not bad, but with all the aesthetic noise of others, something so minimal does get drowned out a little... wouldve been better longer, i think (7/10); lust was fifth and... very german. smth smth consumerism and sex smth smth VERY GERMAN. loved the mcdonalds billboard barwoman, oh and cow hair man... cant forget him (8/10); envy was the penultimate entry, and it was ok. cool premise, well executed, just probably the weakest of the bunch, though it was still leaps and bounds beyond what they did in xx... chilling stuff, anyway! (6/10); and finally we have pride, which was a colourful and very well done finish to the project, though i cant say i grasped everything that it was going for. a visually stunning piece that utilised archival footage in a cool way, but yeah i see why some people find elements problematic (8/10)...

while i find most anthology films to fall pretty flat due to an excess of contradictory messaging and themes, and incoherent inconsistencies in quality, this one was quite dynamic and, due to a clear structure and thematic device, flowed very well. i'll just briefly go into the individual parts, since they are do different, rather than talking in generalities... so, gluttony was first, and, likewise, presented the ur-sin (eve's temptation), which i felt it did well enough and with very fun effects at that, thought it didn't feel as multifaceted as the other parts (7/10); greed was second, and i have to say that i really did enjoy this one! it was well acted, well written, and i enjoyed the cyclical structure, elucidating the meaning (9/10); anger was third, and was definitely my favourite!.. what can i say? i love new york shit, and the style of things created there within this sort of time period is simply magic to me. i think that it perfectly captured what it meant to (anger), while simultaneously evoking other emotions and behaving as a piece that could work on its own, devoid of the context provided by being in the wider film (10/10); sloth was fourth and, while it was enjoyable, it was kind of forgettable for me, not bad, but with all the aesthetic noise of others, something so minimal does get drowned out a little... wouldve been better longer, i think (7/10); lust was fifth and... very german. smth smth consumerism and sex smth smth VERY GERMAN. loved the mcdonalds billboard barwoman, oh and cow hair man... cant forget him (8/10); envy was the penultimate entry, and it was ok. cool premise, well executed, just probably the weakest of the bunch, though it was still leaps and bounds beyond what they did in xx... chilling stuff, anyway! (6/10); and finally we have pride, which was a colourful and very well done finish to the project, though i cant say i grasped everything that it was going for. a visually stunning piece that utilised archival footage in a cool way, but yeah i see why some people find elements problematic (8/10)...

(SFSU CINE 325: Focus on Emerging Cinemas: Avante Garde Cinema and Media Arts — “Transnational Experimental Television” — Das Kleine Fernsehspiel) Film screening #4

Ranked:
1. Sloth
2. Anger
3. Envy
4. Gluttony
5. Greed
6. Lust
7. Pride

(SFSU CINE 325: Focus on Emerging Cinemas: Avante Garde Cinema and Media Arts — “Transnational Experimental Television” — Das Kleine Fernsehspiel) Film screening #4

Ranked:
1. Sloth
2. Anger
3. Envy
4. Gluttony
5. Greed
6. Lust
7. Pride