A Reflection

I found Frampton's "Nostagia" a perplexing and especially, frustrating film to watch. The monotonous sounding voice only further perpetuated the ambiguity to which "Nostalgia" seemed to encompass. It was, without a doubt, an arduous task to remember what Frampton was talking about with each new image. However, one could see that there was a certain theme among all the photos. There was something intriguing with his last comment, "Do you see what I see?" At that moment the words left his lips, I felt there was something profound to which he wished to convey to his audience. Throughout the film, it seemed as if he was merely rambling and musing about the associations he had with each picture. Though, there felt as if there were something else to the ramblings he did, perhaps even larger than life.

On the other hand, Andy Warhol's "Blowjob" was intriguing in the fact that it was interesting to watch him contort his facial features as that was the only way to which he could communicate to his viewer. Although the film was repetitious at times, there appeared to be a genuine note to his reactions. It was not what I expected at all. I did not expect to be observing a face for half an hour. It seemed to capture sexual tension, but at the same time brought down the taboo surrounding sex to a desensitizing manner.