On Friday night, Capria and I shelled out the $18 to go see I (Heart) Huckabees. I was pleasantly impressed. It was humorous, clever, well acted and directed, and, for someone who spends a lot of time staring up a the stars and contemplating his own existence, sympathetic.
I would have preferred more Theatre of the Absurd formal elements. The experience of watching the film, although one may identify with the characters, does not implicate one in their existential dilemma. In watching Waiting for Godot, in contrast, the audience becomes part of the play itself, at least indirectly. By watching this play, you yourself are participating in something ridiculous. Except for a few scenes, the form of Huckabees was fairly classical, high-production values Hollywood. I think they should have played with the form a bit more. But that's just a preference, and it doesn't diminish the fact that I enjoyed it a great deal.
Plus, I again got to see the trailer for The Life Aquatic. Looking forward to that one.
I also had an extended conversation with my dad on Saturday night that was quite stimulating. It was essentially a discourse on political theory from a Christian perspective, and some of the thoughts it led to will eventually show up on this blog.
OK, I need to go get some work done.
Posted by pjaussen at November 15, 2004 11:20 AM