“THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS”

“The Five Obstructions”- Lars Von Trier and Jorgen Leth attempt a re-make of “Perfect Human”. The process was separated by Five Obstructions. The first four sections are constructed with limitations set by Von Trier. Watching the film I understand that Obstructions inform, restrict and Direct your efforts, adding focus and interest to the subject, moulding an idea and making it creative. The Ethics restrict our creativity because our values stop us doing things which might be viewed as wrong or tastless. The film demostarted in most of the obstructions that conventional film making ethics were followed.

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There is a video I feel makes a very strong argument againts the idea of the perfect human, in this film we see kris Marshall play through out the film a stereotypical male who believes and displays an air of being perfect, but through out the film we discover he is not perfect at all.  The begining sequence is the strongest part of the film and gives a lot more across than the whole film.  I really like some the shots are very strong,diffrent and create visually intresting on screen images, The theme of black and white I feel convays more of a message and can create a stronge element  and meaning to the emotions we exprience in commercial cinema.

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