I've seen Gummo. And Kids. And Mister Lonely. Kids was the only one reasonably good, and that is because he didn't direct it. The others... well, lets just leave it with this: the guy is a literal brain-fart masquerading as an artist. I don't really pay much attention to people who come up with elaborate reasons justifying their creative laziness. "Life is plotless, so my movies are too". That is a cop out, pure and simple. If that was a legitimate reason, then his movies would actually be very lifelike. They're not. In fact, they're completely un-lifelike. The lack of plot is a lack of dedication to the writing process.
I propose a documentary about Stephen Baldwin making a documentary about Kevin Costner saving the Gulf of Mexico? Directed by James Franco, narrated by Winnebago man.
I'm fairly sure videotape was still the primary means of recording a low budget film back in 97... not a deliberate artistic choice. TV Carnage, Everything Is Terrible, and Tim & Eric are major players in the VHS aesthetic these days... so yes, using it in 2010 and saying it was on purpose is very much riding the wave of Tim & Eric.
"I just don’t see life having plots."
okay. true, but on the flip side... do you see marauding bands of old people fucking garbage cans and felating tree-limbs?
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