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An EPIC scene from "The Congress" (2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMMI8HWhqEc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMMI8HWhqEc The Congress (2013) Scan Scen
by DonHopkins 2y ago
An EPIC scene from "The Congress" (2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMMI8HWhqEc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMMI8HWhqEc
The Congress (2013) Scan Scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPAl5GwvdY8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPAl5GwvdY8
HN thread about "Bruce Willis Sells Deepfake Likeness Rights So His 'Twin' Can Star in Movies" and The Congress discussion:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33044479 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33044479
>According to director Ari Folman, some elements of the film were inspired by the science fiction novel The Futurological Congress by Stanisław Lem in that similarly to Lem's Ijon Tichy, the actress is split between delusional and real mental states. Later, at the official website of the film, in an interview, Folman says that the idea to put Lem's work to film came to him during his film school. He describes how he reconsidered Lem's allegory of communist dictatorship into a more current setting, namely, the dictatorship in the entertainment business, and expresses his belief that he preserved the spirit of the book despite going far away from it.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36209861 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36209861
>People who haven't used psychedelics don't tend to get or appreciate The Congress as much as those who have.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34953477 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34953477
>I just watched The Congress -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Congress_(2013_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Congress_(2013_film) -- and WOW, it was excellent.
- gambiting 2y agoI love Lem's work and I can't stand this film lol, it's just.....complete nonsense. And yeah, I have never done psychodelics, maybe that's why.
- DonHopkins 2y agoMakes perfect sense to me! ;) THE CONGRESS - Entering The Animation Zone - Film Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pqzaZcivh4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pqzaZcivh4 THE CONGRESS clip1- Miramount Nagasaki Lobby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPGhw4nACfk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPGhw4nACfk This actually explains it pretty well: The Congress - Escape from Reality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ1hFKDCpd8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ1hFKDCpd8
- thinkingemote 2y agoI'm also a fan of the movie. It deserves a re-watch. As a slow burner / future cult classic it's about the same as ExistenZ another of my favourites.