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I’ve just come back from watiching a screening of Zidane at the MFA. In a nutshell: 17 cameras all lovin’ Zidane during one game from start to finish. I am too tired to write this out coherently so here are some bulleted thoughts:
· Zidane looks to be on the verge of tears pretty much the entire time. He smiles exactly twice throughout the entire film. Not to give away any spoilers or anything but he is on a winning team.
· I wish all games were shot this way. I had already pre-forgiven myself in case I fell asleep during the screening but I was pretty much riveted the entire time. The action was so vivid. I loved watching Zidane sweat copiously all over the field and pull up his knee socks. I also like that I had a better close-up of players who got injured. The drama of injured players is a minor side interest of mine.
· No silly announcers. I know certain announcers become famous in their own right but after seeing it this way with all the raw crowd and ball sounds I really prefer it. Who cares what some dude has to say. OK, granted there was also some audio by Mogwai. I still like it better!
· Occasionally the film would have some text of things Zidane has said about The Game. I really liked when he said something along the lines that at time he feels the game is scripted and he just shows up. I do not think he meant that it was rigged, so much as something a bit more spiritual perhaps. I am regretting that I did not write this down at the time. He also mentions that there has only been one time where he knew he would make a goal.
I really enjoyed watching this, and may try to catch it again. Highly recommended for sports fans and cynics alike!
I was in NYC this weekend and I caught Teeth! The Vagina Dentata Movie! Despite its being billed as a “horror” flick, my lady friend and I laughed when bloodied, dismembered penises dropped unceremoniously from said vagina. And then perhaps laughed a bit too much during our re-telling to the boyfriends during dinner afterwards. That said I was kind of hoping for a little more depth, a little more camp and gore. Everything felt a wee bit too obvious for me to even really bother with some juicy feminist theory. Enjoyable nonetheless.
