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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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Space Is the Place (1974)
A musical science fiction directed by John Coney, starring and music by Sun Ra.
Sun Ra finds a planet that he decides to populate with black people, in hopes of a better future. He goes to earth to recruit black people whom he finds to be worthy.
Let's talk about lo-fi! '70s recording equipment was obviously too limited for Sun Ra's vision of this film, as most of the sounds became extremely annoying (unless that is what he wanted). I believe that he made his career out of intentionally playing dissonant keyboard sounds. He plays standard style in the dance hall scene in the beginning, but soon turns to a less organized approach. Obviously, the plot and characters (which are a minor element) are super cheesy. Overall, it was annoying but original. I'm rating it bad instead of shit.
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