Dec 27, 2021, 8:51 AM to Trimtab Book Club
Thanks for your comments Maurice. I also managed to navigate the web page and apply the discount (buttons up top) and rent it for zero dollars, thanks to Curt providing the code.
In terms of film making, it itself is a study in “more with less”, achieving the look and feel of a high gloss promo for cheap, in part because the on camera talent is happy to share sincerely for free. They’re not paid actors. This is not a re-enactment, and it’s a peek for the audience into what appears to be a large archive of fun and illuminating material. In other words, it’s not just about one man who isn’t you (some Jesus or whatever). You too might have a role to play here. A recruiting film, one designed to raise an army, by showing there’s an army already (a morale booster in that sense, with leaders who aren’t all children — oldster friendly).
That cartoon style (not Wiley E. Coyote, the more South Parky paper cutout looking stuff) carried over into promos for BFI’s annual “most dymaxion project” award, I thought effectively. That was a whole chapter in BFI’s history, and this film should be viewed as something customized (at the end) to promote the campaigns of the day.
I’m thinking Bucky2 (nick of time) may be the next re-cut / update / iteration, maybe with fewer typos? I…
