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[Thread] Me watching Suspiria: A commentary
I'll be watching Suspiria (2018) and rewatching the original 1977 version afterwards.
I'll be watching Suspiria (2018) and rewatching the original 1977 version afterwards.
The original film left quite the impression on me with it's visuals and format the first time around but I want to pay closer attention to the storytelling on this second watch.
I'm not familiar with Luca Guadagnino's work so I have a very open mind to this homage.
I'm not familiar with Luca Guadagnino's work so I have a very open mind to this homage.
Quick sidenote: It kills me that I can't digitally own either of these films. I die a little bit every time I have to acknowledge that fact.
(1/?) Annotation: I'm enjoying the added historical context to the story so far, even with just the background and clothing.
Marginalia: I wonder if this will be the consistent lighting of the movie. It makes me hold my breath for the intense colors to show (if any).
Marginalia: I wonder if this will be the consistent lighting of the movie. It makes me hold my breath for the intense colors to show (if any).
(2/?) ~Dakota Johnson, I love you already.
-I've only a brief view of the dancing and my heart is racing at the potential of how movement will be incorporated into the film.
~Shit, I just got to Dakota's first dance sequence, punctuated by Tilda Swinton. My death was swift.
-I've only a brief view of the dancing and my heart is racing at the potential of how movement will be incorporated into the film.
~Shit, I just got to Dakota's first dance sequence, punctuated by Tilda Swinton. My death was swift.
(3/?) ~The original film's vibe is well-threaded throughout well-picked moments. A nice touch.
-Had to take a micro-break because I am getting really into it now and I lost track of my heartbeat for a moment.
-Well, all I have to say about the second dance sequence is; YES
-Had to take a micro-break because I am getting really into it now and I lost track of my heartbeat for a moment.
-Well, all I have to say about the second dance sequence is; YES
(4/?) ~The added content and bringing the witches to the foreground has me waiting to see where all that tension was shifted to.
{Footnote: I've been thinking a lot about the body lately and all it's wonder and potential. This version of the film has met me at an opportune time}
{Footnote: I've been thinking a lot about the body lately and all it's wonder and potential. This version of the film has met me at an opportune time}
(5/?) ~Tilda Swinton~! Her movements end me and bring me back from the brink. It comes off as second nature and it lands so well each time.
~How movement is used in the film is so, so delicious and makes me heady.
-The ending to Act Two knew me.
~How movement is used in the film is so, so delicious and makes me heady.
-The ending to Act Two knew me.
(6/?) -I felt that strong "Black Paintings" (Goya) vibe.
~This is such a visceral film and I applaud it for it's use of not just movement but all of which that falls under the bodily domain as well.
-I am so invested in the doctor now when I didn't want to care.
~This is such a visceral film and I applaud it for it's use of not just movement but all of which that falls under the bodily domain as well.
-I am so invested in the doctor now when I didn't want to care.
(7/?) ~The mystery has been unshrouded for a while now and I know the original story and yet and yet-! I still want to know.
-I am not well versed in horror, forgive me.
-Also, I have long stopped caring about any tension that isn't between Susie and Mme. Blanc so long ago.
-I am not well versed in horror, forgive me.
-Also, I have long stopped caring about any tension that isn't between Susie and Mme. Blanc so long ago.
(8/?) ~The moment when I realized I was in love with Mme. Blanc.
-I thought I would hate what would follow but fuck. That was a genuinely moving scene.
~I'm a wreck. Fin.
-I thought I would hate what would follow but fuck. That was a genuinely moving scene.
~I'm a wreck. Fin.
(9/?) My final thoughts are that Suspiria (2018) is amazing and outshines the likes of Black Swan, effortlessly so.
I am so deeply proud of everyone who worked on this movie.
This is now my new favorite piece of art in the world.
I am so deeply proud of everyone who worked on this movie.
This is now my new favorite piece of art in the world.
Well, this thread was a bit of a learning curve for me. I only remembered half way through the movie that I had forgotten to put in a warning for potential spoilers. I'll do better next time.
I would like to conclude this thread by asserting that this was such a healing experience for me.
And again, that it kills me that I can't own these films digitally, being so terribly fond of them as I am.
Now, I'll be greeting the dawn by watching Suspiria (1977). Cheers~!
And again, that it kills me that I can't own these films digitally, being so terribly fond of them as I am.
Now, I'll be greeting the dawn by watching Suspiria (1977). Cheers~!
