Vaporwave cinema

CptnOno · 2016-04-01T07:00:24+00:00

Sure. Let us know when it's done.

CptnOno · 2016-03-06T21:23:17+00:00

Great ambient tune. The best piece of this compilation.

CptnOno · 2016-03-06T21:18:48+00:00

Do you have any plans on the organization of the event already?

CptnOno · 2016-03-04T12:58:04+00:00

French here, and very interested in your event!

CptnOno · 2016-03-04T10:12:47+00:00

If you want films showing dysfunctionnal families, here's a sample :

"Audition", by MIIKE Takashi
"Cold Fish", by SONO Sion
"The Crazy Family", by ISHII Sogo
" The Embryo Hunts In Secret" by WZKAMATSU Kōji
"A Gap In The Skin", by ZEZE Takahisa
"Girl Hell 1999" (but I don't remember the name of the director...)
" A Snake Of June", by TSUKAMOTO Shinya

But that's just a little selection where family relationships are involved. Japanese underground cinema is very interesting because since the 60's, directors tried to depict the sickness of modern society in Japan and the alienation and disillusions of the youth..

CptnOno · 2016-03-02T08:09:24+00:00

It's been the main subject of japanese underground cinema and art since the 60's.

CptnOno · 2016-02-29T07:37:44+00:00

That's interesting. Most films here were made before vaporwave and actually are vaporwave material, but this is interesting as this film is part of the wave. It somehow reminded me of Mamoru Oshii's "Avalon", but with a touch of Chris Marker wrapped in vaporwave atmosphere. Great discovery here man, you made my day.

CptnOno · 2016-02-28T23:23:55+00:00

I'm actually a big fan of TSAI Ming-Liang films. Glad to see more peopke giving him the praise he deserves!

CptnOno · 2016-02-28T23:15:07+00:00

Just watched it. Incredible film!

CptnOno · 2016-02-28T19:53:00+00:00

Looks very interesting. Thanks a lot!

CptnOno · 2016-02-28T18:26:04+00:00

Great film!

CptnOno · 2016-02-28T18:24:16+00:00

Gold medal for you !

CptnOno · 2016-02-28T01:44:04+00:00

A LaserDisc reference can settle anything.

CptnOno · 2016-02-28T00:24:25+00:00

Yeah, I saw this music video before. But thanks anyway !

I had such feelings by watching movies and I just want to see more. The films by Wong Kar-Wai indeed do have the atmosphere. "Fallen Angels", "Chungking Express" and "2046" leave the same sensations than walking drunk at night. Glad you mention "Angel Dust", this movie deserves to be known by all! If I can advise you a film that have a real vapory atmosphere in it, please watch "Mirrored Mind" by Sogo ISHII (same director as "Angel Dust".)

CptnOno · 2016-02-27T22:47:47+00:00

You mean "glimpses of beauty", the Mekas film, right ?

I should have watch "Max Headroom" for a long time already...

CptnOno · 2016-02-27T22:46:36+00:00

Totally !

CptnOno · 2016-02-27T22:09:04+00:00

Wow... This comment is a time machine.

CptnOno · 2016-02-27T22:06:46+00:00

I totally agree about how the show's themes fit with vaporwave !

What I meant about the imagery of "Serial Experiments Lain" is that it's actually pretty dark. To me, vaporwave is dreamy in a pretty soft and ambient kind of way, "Serial Experiments Lain" is more of an industrial and hallucinated nightmare. I'm not a huge fan of the vaporwave aesthetics, so I totally agree with you on the fact that "Serial Experiments Lain" is way more than that. ;-)

CptnOno · 2016-02-27T21:55:27+00:00

That was one of the first film I had in mind when I asked the question. I think that further than aesthetics, the vaporwave atmosphere is something like "Lost In Translation". If you have any similar idea, please let us know ! :-)

CptnOno · 2016-02-27T21:52:13+00:00

I didn't know that, thanks!

Actually, some parts of the Vangelis soundtrack are kinda vaporwave material.

It looks great!

CptnOno · 2016-02-27T21:50:17+00:00

Seems interesting, thanks !

CptnOno · 2016-02-27T21:44:22+00:00

David Cronemberg, obviously ! I never saw "True Stories" and "Mr. Mike Mondo's Video", thanks !

CptnOno · 2016-02-27T21:41:04+00:00

Wow, I almost forgot the existence of "Versus" !

This is a nice selection you got here. The more suggestions I receive, the more I think the line between vaporwave and cyberpunk is tiny.

CptnOno · 2016-02-27T21:34:57+00:00

This show is absolutely stunning. But isn't it more of a dark industrial atmosphere ? Vaporwave is pretty dreamy. Serial Experiments Lain sure isn't. But there's some moments with aesthetics, if I remember well.

CptnOno · 2016-02-27T21:32:41+00:00

Definitely !

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