A Reflection

Out of all the Avant Garde films we watched last Thursday, the film that resonated most within me was "Symphonie Diagonale. "Symphonie Diagonale", with its striking contrast of shapes and colors left me with a myriad of twisting emotions. Bizarre structures black in and black out with surprising melody with the music. The figures configure themselves awkwardly on the screen as if they were to further perpetuate the beat of the music. I become transfixed by the entrance and exit of the figures, contorting themselves to fit with the music.
In addition, "Rhythmus 21" also left an impression on me. "Rhythmus 21" irrevocably conspired to zoom in and zoom out white boxes that left an imprint upon the black screen. I was glued to the steady, solid beat that the music conveyed to me. Without a doubt, "Rhythmus 21" and its trademark collision between the two white boxes seemed to mimic the blinking of my eyes.
Although, "Rhythmus 21" and "Symphonie Diagonale" were films merely comprised of moving blocks and random figures, both imparted a unique set of sensations that I had not encountered before to me. Moreover, despite what we read in both the textbook and articles on the films, there seemed to be an ability that the message conveyed by both films was open to interpretation.

-Michael Lau