on cinema

Cinema is a parable of us.
We are the actors, some beautifully sincere,
others unable to overcome the contrivance.
We are even the editor,
able to manipulate time and space.
We are the production designer,
the costume designer,
the composer,
the D.P.,
and even the director,
But only the Universe is the true auteur.


Of Art,
Literature is the mind
Image, the eyes
Music, the soul
Cinema, the son
Us, the father and mother
The Universe the hermaphroditic guide.


Cinema is the ultimate incarnation of Art. Not to say, it's the most skillful art form, because it' not. But, cinema is not a singular craft, which makes the latter irrelevant. Cinema is the most profound because it is the amalgamation of all forms, derived from all forms. Though, the dialogue may not be as eloquent as a refined novel or, the image as picturesque as a masterful painting, it is able to compromise, adapt, and apply. But, most importantly, cinema is collaborative, individual minds coming together in purpose to create a shared work. My prejudice still lies with music as the most profound art, the way it expresses us so primordially. But, cinema -narratively and constructively- carries an artistic channel able to humanize us. Even if only a glint. Unlike the rhetorical-based, we SEE cinema, visualize it. The most primal learning tool.