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[harpooning a jar of pickles]

on Věra Chytilová’s Daisies

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^ ** ^   m/e/c/h/a/n/i/c/a/l    h,i,n,g,e    POLKA DOT bomb bOMb BOMB   [s]   , , , , , fruits (of paradise ??? that’s the NeXt TrIcK) , , , , flywheel MaRiE    mArIe   the motion set adrift strafing : :  creak   creak   creak   creak   creak   creak   creak  : : may AS well AS spoiled AS why not    ] while the muck away the time [   , , ,   worn  & worn   &   worn   &  all spoiled to the de(con)structive   > > > >    a dance that reverts the types the [dis]illusions CRACKING subversive states :

‘a necrologue about a negative way of life’ – – –

inverted   > > > >    ANTI!    ANTI!    ANTI!     > > > >

an overplayed HAND dealt of stereotypical regimes ] food for thought [ food for advantage [ food for weapons [ . . .

mOcK    mOck   Mock   MOCK  &

ViViD

TrAiNs

OF CoLoR

flash

: B&W   :   Reds   :   Greens   :   Blues   :    cut in/out /

figments of privilege | flutter flutter flutter of an overstated lash |   – – – thick pointed layers of black around the eyes  – – – flap

flap

flappers   , , ,   the disruptive chaos (invoked MaRx [brothers, et al.]) , , , perfected , , ,

, delusions of a systematic purpose,

a JUMP

a HOP

hop

HoP . . .

if a philosophy is a farce   – – –  the GAS (heart) left on is NO good   ] a window [ a waste [ the body butterflies , , , ,

declarative clichés

, he [they]who CANNOT see beyond charades / facades / mockery / the phone speaks without understanding

CUT-UP!

CUT-UP!

cut-up!

phallic foods  – – –   harpooning a jar of pickles   – – –

NoW an ArM iS GoNe

& now a hEAd

, w/ glee ,

a MaRiE will flee , , , , ,

IT’S ALL A MESS!!!

a BEAUTIFUL MESS!!!!!!!!!!!

eVeRy sEnSe tO sUbVeRt WoRlD gOnE mAd

without | why not | what difference |||||||||||

UpSiDe DoWn

through

the

down

the

all

in

all

out

| IS IT JOY???????????????? |

| IS IT CAUTIOUS????????????? |

> isn’t it so MUCH FUN to DESTROY <   , , , , ,

dUmBwAiTeR

r^i^s^e

SMORGASBORD

gluttony , ,

well , ,

destroy , ,

well , , ,

even sTuFfEd , , , No SeNsE is GOOD sEnSe , , ,

: ‘Why?’ :

: ‘ Why NOT???????????????????????????’ :

once it breaks

it cannot be put

back together to make sense

NO SENSE!          NO SENSE!

a film is a BOMB  / / /    a film is NOT a compass / / / cinema without boundaries / / / is it DaDa?? /

DADA

DADA

DADA

it is NOTHING

it is EVERYTHING

la la la la la la La La La La La La La La La LA LA LA LA LA LA LA

¡ New Wave !          ¡ No Wave !

blow up POLITICAL PROJECT

     : ‘ everything is spoiled in this world’ :

featured screwball

, the food fight extraordinaire (next to THE GREAT RACE pie fight)  – – – it cannot be easy  ,, it should not be easy ,, IT WILL NOT BE EASY   – – –   ,,, go interpret your foot ,,,

at least

however

: down with REALISM! :

: SCREW THE STATE! :

          : ‘Why can’t one say, for example, “Egg”?’

crooked legs to base an entire film upon , , , , ,

to become ungovernable , , ,  NO constraint ,,, WHOSE MANNERS are these anyways?? – – –

‘a philosopher and revolutionary of form’

that struts then STRUTS , , , go-go dancing  , , , to bash/bust/crack/spill/plop/slop

newspaper couture ,,, the cracks can never be repair  ] always showing [ always growing [ bobbing   , , ,  prevent from sinking  , , , maniacal chandelier   ex[im]plosion [ssssssssssssssssss]  . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Joshua Martin is a Philadelphia based writer and filmmaker, who currently works in a university library. He obtained his B.A. in History from the University of South Florida in 2007. His films have screened at various film festivals including The Pineapple Underground Film Festival, New Filmmakers, Film Al Fresco, Views from the Underground, and The Shooting Wall Film Festival.