The one quote from the reading that struck me was "two people watching the film at the same time would not perceive it in the same way" and this is so true. The article discusses how Anemic Cinema was erotic but in an androgynous way. I did not see that at all, maybe for its time but not today. I saw it more as a trick to the eyes with the swirls not male and female organs.
The article also discusses Ballet Macaniqu which the class gave various opinions as to what it was about when we saw it on Wednesday. The article seems to favor the idea of rythemic movement and no real plot which is what I think was our conclusion as a class. I personally felt a connection to the thought that as machinery was becomming more common place it was taking over the jobs of humans, how the film would show the woman carrying the sack, repeating her movements just like the machinery repeated its movements.
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