Blowup

My first movie of the director. I have seen some time ago and now decided to give a try to works of Antonioni overall. I put there thoughts I got from it.

Scenes: In the beginning credits are shown in an interesting way you kind of see somethnig by through letters but you only see the gist. The movie starts with fun-car, and then death-camp-looking corridor - contrast from the start.

What recurring images or relations I noticed:

• abundance of shape or options
• lack of “meaning” or content or stable attachment or certain identity
• afaik modernism everywhere

So I think it is about lack of meaning and modernism (or there is a better word).

That “event” in the park:

• either illusory “meaning” he finds and even touches but then no traces left
• or the murder of “meaning” (by the form?)

Other notes

• Whether there was body at all I do not know what to think
• Interestingly the guys wife come’s out almost like from a painting on a wall after the “painter scene”
• The latest dialog with his wife is odd, she does not ask what she wanted to ask
• I got so annoyed by the party scenes so I really liked the scene with open window after it is finished

Overall

There are definetly interesting scenes. But there is one negative indicator to this movie. I almost decided to finish it with movies for some time for no apparent reason after this one. Quitting things that fast is not a good sign so I will likely give a try to another director for now.