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In my opinion it is one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen. But it also goes much deeper than that. On the surface it's two guys lost in the desert. What it's really about is two sides of the same person. Hence such shots as the one of them walking side by side and the one of Casey Affleck dragging his feet farbehind Matt Damon. This is also why they are both named Gerry. It's the sameperson. In the end Matt Damon is forced to kill off this weaker side of himself in order to survive. The "long, drawn-out, pointless shots", as some have called them, are used to emphasize this concept as well as the feeling of being stuck out in the middle of nowhere, trying to walk back to civilization. We are forced to watch these lengthy shots just as they are forced to partake in their lengthy journey to find a way out. Vincent Gallo's "Brown Bunny" uses them to a similar effect. Also, with lengthy shots we are forced to ask ourselves why we are being shown this image. If there were nothing to analyze about the shot then therewould be no need for the lengthy shot.
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