Took a little getting used to, this film, but I do see how Scorsese was influenced by this film (he said so on numerous ocassions). It's images and the use of pop music instead of a score were pretty innovative...
Part 1: http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/hrzMsktyG5Y
Part 2:
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/XxTC4_bjISM
Part 3:
http://www.56.com/u82/v_NTk2NDcwODc.html
For such a short film it takes a really long time to start feeling like there is any substance to it. The soundtrack feels oppressive at times, as chaotic as the clip show that is being blasted into your brain. There is not really any character or dialogue, just a mash of icons and symbols cutting into each other and combining to create meaning from their warped, amalgam form.
A clip of Scorpio preaching cuts to a clip of Jesus preaching, cuts to a clip of Hitler preaching. It cuts and cuts and layers until all the imagery and meaning becomes overwhelming.
But, ultimately, who cares?
Well let's not give the film no credit; there is about fifty years worth of films that took inspiration from the films that took inspiration from Scorpio Rising and boy do we have to be thankful of that. At the end of the day however, trying to watch the film as an empty conduit, trying to absorb it without any prior knowledge or bias about the importance of the film, it just felt... weird.
3/10
The only positive thing about this semi-gay film is that I do not fall asleep to it, as with many others Anger-short films. Well, and great 60's music too.
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Joris B.
@RohitThis is not pulp, it's experimental.
Scream1008
http://www.ubu.com/film/anger_scorpio.html In fullJohn Milton
Took a little getting used to, this film, but I do see how Scorsese was influenced by this film (he said so on numerous ocassions). It's images and the use of pop music instead of a score were pretty innovative...thyron
Incredible that this is from 1963. It looks and feels like a music video from the 1980s, even though the music is much older.Features Marlon Brando, James Dean, Jesus and Hitler.
MMDan
Part 1: http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/hrzMsktyG5YPart 2:
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/XxTC4_bjISM
Part 3:
http://www.56.com/u82/v_NTk2NDcwODc.html
sixteenmiles
For such a short film it takes a really long time to start feeling like there is any substance to it. The soundtrack feels oppressive at times, as chaotic as the clip show that is being blasted into your brain. There is not really any character or dialogue, just a mash of icons and symbols cutting into each other and combining to create meaning from their warped, amalgam form.A clip of Scorpio preaching cuts to a clip of Jesus preaching, cuts to a clip of Hitler preaching. It cuts and cuts and layers until all the imagery and meaning becomes overwhelming.
But, ultimately, who cares?
Well let's not give the film no credit; there is about fifty years worth of films that took inspiration from the films that took inspiration from Scorpio Rising and boy do we have to be thankful of that. At the end of the day however, trying to watch the film as an empty conduit, trying to absorb it without any prior knowledge or bias about the importance of the film, it just felt... weird.
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I thought this was a list of movies to watch before you die. This short almost killed me.Rohit
Great music, indeed. Nice pulp.Nit89ram
With some really great music, SilentWarrior.Emiam
3/10The only positive thing about this semi-gay film is that I do not fall asleep to it, as with many others Anger-short films. Well, and great 60's music too.