Our Celluloid-Digital Catastrophe
In the flickering light of the projector,
disjointed and confused tale unfolds,
with characters lost in their own scripts
and a cacophony of mismatched scenes.
The plot,
a tangled web of nonsense,
twists and turns that lead nowhere,
dialogue that stumbles and falls,
lines delivered with wooden grace.
Special effects that fail to impress,
a spectacle of unintentional comedy,
moments meant to thrill,
but only draw laughter and sighs.
The director’s vision,
a blurred dream,
lost in translation, a muddled mess,
actors giving their all,
yet trapped in a sinking ship.
We watch,
transfixed by the disaster,
a train wreck we cannot look away from,
finding humor in the absurdity,
a strange joy in the chaos.
Celluloid catastrophe,
a masterpiece of mishap,
a reminder that not all art is grand,
that even in failure,
there is beauty,
a testament to the human touch.
For in the end,
we are all imperfect,
creating,
stumbling,
and trying again,
projecting ourselves into identities
foreign to who we really are.
Finding meaning in the madness,
and laughter in the flaws,
reminds us
we are human,
and as such,
flawed as well.
Back when I was in college and was watching a lot of free movies and cheap movies in theaters, I saw a lot of junk but saw some interesting things in. Now I always want to see outstanding original movies that I hear are good from the critics, and to see those many films that are now free because they may not have made it o the theaters or if they did, didn't run very long. I find that I learned from both the good and the bad. There's a lot of unheralded good out there if you just explore.
Ron