5/28/2023 0 Comments The loneliest doll![]() ![]() ![]() Examples include a “Barbie” doll’s head with its eyes blackened out and hand-drawn lines to create a steady flow of tears, then a decaying zombie-like face tinted in warm pinks and purples. ![]() Is King attempting to convey feelings of madness? The imagery in The Loneliest Girl on Mars features a series of contrasts between beauty and horror. “…trying to grasp the insanity of the physical world as ‘the soul rips itself apart.'” Am I right? Am I supposed to be right? Which begs the question for experimental films, just how much of PS King’s vision laying beneath The Loneliest Girl on Mars are we supposed to get? These are questions I have yet to answer. It opens with the statement about “the thin fabric that separates this world from the next.” King then presents a battle between body and mind, seeking to separate itself into madness as if trying to grasp the insanity of the physical world as “the soul rips itself apart.” King’s short film is six minutes of experimental animation. I suppose that’s why they call them “experimental.” With that, I present to you PS King’s The Loneliest Girl on Mars. Experimental films are challenging to review… am I wrong? Watching one as a member of the audience, I’m always thinking, how far am I to dig down and sift through a movie to understand the filmmaker’s message, or am I simply to sit back and take in what’s on my screen. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |