Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Describing "Samsara" accurately

The "guided meditation" movie "Samsara", available on Netflix, received this review:

"People who like “Samsara” — and some reviews have been ecstatic — hail it as an aesthetic feast. But the aestheticization of existence the film represents is so complete as to be utterly barren and insubstantial."

I'm assuming this is exactly what the director was (or should have) been aiming for...