It seems to have faded away a bit, but one of the easiest strawman critiques of a movie is, “It’s like a video game.” The response is two-fold: a.) That often doesn’t matter, and b.) That isn’t inherently bad. It’s more of an incidental quality, but in the event it isn’t, it need not be pandering. See Son of the White Mare, the 1981 Hungarian gem based on a László Arany poem and traditional Eurasian Steppe mythology. It traces back centuries. It’s also very of its time. Now Marcell Jankovics’ feature debut gets a 4K restoration based on the original 35mm negatives, and the result is a striking mix of centuries past, prog psychedelia, and an Atari 2600 game. And no, that isn’t a bad thing.
If anything, it makes it a bit more accessible than its veneer initially implies. Reflective symmetry fractals out; strobe effects come soon after.
If anything, it makes it a bit more accessible than its veneer initially implies. Reflective symmetry fractals out; strobe effects come soon after.
- 8/20/2020
- by Matt Cipolla
- The Film Stage
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