okay so i caved in and watched the Eternal Sunshine bonus materials on the dvd i received as a birthday present [oh, such weak will power i have!] and now i am high on michel gondry!

everytime i watch that movie or see something related to it or think about it or listen to jon brion's wonderful work on my iPod i just feel, 'the whole world should see this film!' and watching the bonuses is just ... wow! gondry shot it without any special effects at all - just pure innovation and vision. it's amazing. amazing. AMAZING! doing all those crazy things for REAL. beds on ice, clementine sliding across the subway floors, bathing in a giant sink.

the elephant parade scene. the incredible thing is that it was completely unplanned. after shooting the subway scene, they hear the circus is coming to town. and gondry is immediately like, 'GO' and they rush in vans towards where the elephants are passing and they just shoot the scene [!!! and it's definitely one of the most beautiful shots in the film]. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. he anticipates moments like these, he brings life into film - film can happen everywhere, anywhere! - and i just thought, 'YES YES YES SO TRUE I'VE THOUGHT SO FOR SO LONG!' you know you get the feeling sometimes just watching things happening around you how it would be on film? i get that. i just detach sometimes and think about it. and gondry DOES IT. that man is a genius. he astounds me.

i just feel so in awe, so very in awe! wonderful wonderful beautiful world!

+ posted by M @ 11:16 PM