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Rückenwind (2009)
schizophrenia
This is a film reminiscent of "Sun Kissed" of 2006. Most seemed to hate that film too.
Both are films following a schizophrenic fantasy. The action is slow because it is a dreamlike state. Johann fantasizes a hiking trip with a lover. The mother and son they meet are totally supportive of their homosexuality. It is possible that society's non-supportive attitude is what put Johann in the institution in the first place, and so he fantasizes the opposite in a dream world. Johan is both the fox and the hare, two different aspects of his personality.
All the water scenes are symbolic of fantasy and are the key that we are not witnessing reality. The showering with a hose out of doors is similar to a scene in "Sun Kissed" because the plumbing did not work indoors which may symbolize the institution or society in general. The scene over the highway where Johann and Robin watch the world go by beneath them shows they are in a world of their own in which they can love each other and be free. The one contact with the real world to which Johann must succumb is the need for sustenance thus the scene with the stealing of food from the couple bicycling.
I like to believe the berries eaten by Johann was actually medication administered which totally disrupted his dream lovers' outing. Thus doctors meddling with someone's subconscious are liable to get him tangled in the woods.
Who can say that a schizophrenic with a complete fantasy world in his/her mind has not reached nirvana? I gave it a nine because I realized fairly early that I was following a dream that was not supposed to make sense. One just has to suspend reality and go with the sensuous flow.
Takers (2010)
Parkour
Actually, a sub-par heist movie, but entertaining enough. I found the first heist more enjoyable to watch than the second which held no surprises for me. The first pokes fun at local television crew types which the writers apparently find predictable, stupid and gullible.
The plot and characters are not memorable, but as I said entertaining. What really impressed me about the film was the use of Parkour by the Chris Brown character. They brought it down from the rooftops of Europe down to the busy streets of Los Angeles. This free running art was used to go through a subway station, a park, a commercial building and through moving traffic. To me Parkour is much more exciting than a car chase. The one unbelievable part was that the the two cops, played by Dillon and Hernandez, could keep up the chase without being trained in the art. It was not the best Parkour I have seen in a movie, but I applaud the effort and it made watching the film worth it and for a while suspenseful.