Here is a test for you: watch "Joe Versus the Volcano." About thirty seconds into the film you will come across a film image. What you will see is a man who has given up on life, asking the sky "why" with only his body language, while everyone around him does not care, but rather continues on the path he's walking. The path is not just a road, as the camera shows us; it is a unique and troubling crooked road. If you have come to this part in the film and you are not thoroughly engrossed in this man's life, then you should immediately postpone watching the film for another couple of years until you are ready to witness an experience that may change your life.
This film is indeed not for everyone. The humour is sophomoric, the plot simple, but for those who love and understand film, who stay up late at night and try to wonder just what is out there in the stars, for those who do not even try to describe the wonder of the moon. This is film poetry. You might not be ready for the experience, but if you are in the right mind, at the right time, the adventures of this average Joe will touch you.
Rewind it, listen to the music again, try to understand the re-occurring image of the duck, but don't just skip through this film. It is a lost gem. And it's rarity makes it that much more precious. I'm glad that it's lost. We can appreciate it more. I hope this helps people make a decision.
This film is indeed not for everyone. The humour is sophomoric, the plot simple, but for those who love and understand film, who stay up late at night and try to wonder just what is out there in the stars, for those who do not even try to describe the wonder of the moon. This is film poetry. You might not be ready for the experience, but if you are in the right mind, at the right time, the adventures of this average Joe will touch you.
Rewind it, listen to the music again, try to understand the re-occurring image of the duck, but don't just skip through this film. It is a lost gem. And it's rarity makes it that much more precious. I'm glad that it's lost. We can appreciate it more. I hope this helps people make a decision.