Unlike most of the posters here, I feel that, despite the length of the film, which would normally provide a gifted director with the opportunity to explore this multifaceted subject to the fullest, Mr. Lynne failed to answer a number of fundamental questions.
OK, we are afforded the rare occasion to watch paint dry. Fair enough. But WHY does the paint dry? What is its motivation for drying? What inner struggles does it face in deciding whether to dry or not? What metaphysical conclusions are to be drawn from its drying? What theological consequences flow from its drying? Why is it that wet paint inevitably dries but, having dried, it can never return to its initial moist state without additional paint being applied? What does this tell us about the supposedly triumphant march of universal progress? Is this a subtle statement about the human condition? Are we all doomed to perpetual drying during our short stay on Earth?
Obviously, a sequel will be needed to deal with these issues. Humanity demands "Paint Drying - Part 2"!
OK, we are afforded the rare occasion to watch paint dry. Fair enough. But WHY does the paint dry? What is its motivation for drying? What inner struggles does it face in deciding whether to dry or not? What metaphysical conclusions are to be drawn from its drying? What theological consequences flow from its drying? Why is it that wet paint inevitably dries but, having dried, it can never return to its initial moist state without additional paint being applied? What does this tell us about the supposedly triumphant march of universal progress? Is this a subtle statement about the human condition? Are we all doomed to perpetual drying during our short stay on Earth?
Obviously, a sequel will be needed to deal with these issues. Humanity demands "Paint Drying - Part 2"!