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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Saturday, July 16, 2011
Taking Off (1971)
A comedy directed by Milos Forman.
The children of a group of parents go missing and the parents "rediscover their youth" (Wikipedia's phrase).
This was odd. There was a musical audition that was cut in throughout the film, with young women trying out for a record label. There was a scene where the parents smoke cannabis in order to understand their children better. They do this at a large meeting for the parents of missing children and a slightly younger man explains in great detail how to smoke a joint. The parents then lose their inhibitions and seem to enjoy themselves greatly. This cuts to a scene of 4 of the parents playing a game of strip poker. The plot was odd and the characters weren't developed well. I really liked the style, but with the rest of the film the way it was, it didn't matter much. I'm rating this o.k. because it defies explanation.
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