In ancient Egyptian mythology, a dead person's soul would be weighed against the feather of truth in a ritual called a psychostasy. If their soul was lighter than the feather, it would ascend into the afterlife. Heavy souls were devoured by Maat, eater of the dead. Good films go to hard drive heaven while the recycle bin eats the rest.
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Brewster McCloud (1970)
A comedy directed by Robert Altman.
A young man is training to fly as he is building wings. Meanwhile, a scientist/narrator is explaining facts about birds. The police are looking for the boy, as he may be the one who is murdering people in the city. A woman who is apparently his mother watches over him and the girl from the health food store goes to see him in order to deliver food and masturbate. He meets another girl who has stolen a race car and everyone gets involved in a chase.
The plot was really hard to understand, but the characters were good. I thought the style was too weird (mark that one on the calendar) and the pace was kind of screwy too. I'm rating this adequate because there were some cool things about it, but it confused more than it entertained.
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