I went to see Miami Vice in the Times Square movie theater today. I saw it alone, which was the first time I have ever gone to see a movie by myself. As I sat there I noticed a lot. I noticed that unlike eating out, there are an astonishing number of people who see movies alone. It was definitely reassuring to me. I dunno, I kinda liked seeing the movie alone, without having to worry about the person sitting next to me bitching about how I dragged him to a random French movie because of some random scene or boy or godknowswhat.
I painted all day long in my nice AC as NYC suffered in some record breaking heat wave (it reached more than 100 today and felt I guess like 110 degrees).
I wanted to see Miami Vice because I love Michael Mann and his very creative, interesting, and different (compared to most of Hollywood) way of filming. I am talking about the the cinematagraphy not the actual storyline. Like I had hoped, he delivered, though the rest of the movie was shitty which was sorta expected. I also wanted to see the movie because I kept hearing about how it was filmed in various Latin American cities and since I am in need of further visual stimulation for my upcoming group of paintings, I was intrigued. I know that may sound a little weird but a lot of painting and having some creative mind involves an incredible intake of life visually. Again, it may sound weird, but a lot of painting is done in my head. Arranging colors, lines, forms, materials all before any brushstroke hits the stark white canvas.
The shoot out scene near the end felt like the most realistic and most ridiculous battle scene I have seen. But otherwise, the whole movie was sorta botched, complicated, and confusing. And Miami looked like it was in some serious bad shape rather than the glam coked up megaFabulousness of the Miami Vice tv show but maybe that is just time marching on, or something. And!!!! Why was every scene in Miami filmed in a serious thunderstorm? lol, at times it felt like Baghdad, lol.
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