Pixar goes meta by successfully merging philosophy and jazz to create a vibrant and soul-warming animated feature film called Soul, its most ambitious work to date. Released last Christmas on Disney+, Soul gave the perfect holiday gift of existential bliss (and crisis) to its viewers. The film follows a jazz pianist named Joe Gardner (voiced… Continue reading ‘Soul’ is a near-death (and near-life) experience
Author: Ynna Denice Esguerra
Rizal-based behavioral specialist and artist, Ynna (or "dye"), has spent a large percentage of her life watching; internally dissecting; and dreaming about films. She sees cinema as a psychological and soul map not only of an individual but also an entire generation. To her, film is the most creative example of "synchronicity"—a kind harmony of existing tenses and worlds all at once.
‘Nimic’: Mimicry at Its Most Discomforting
Yorgos Lanthimos has this eerily satisfying way of creating a dystopian atmosphere around the concepts of human behavior. If you have been following his work, you know how he can effortlessly bend his audience and turn them into hollow but enlightened souls just as the credits roll. If you have an affinity for dark comedies… Continue reading ‘Nimic’: Mimicry at Its Most Discomforting