I went to see Michel Gondry's Bekind Rewind after work today. It was Monday night and less than 15 people in the theatre, actually the best moment to see large screen films. The film itself is just another beautiful film from Gondry, ... absolutely love it. Gondry with his playful style reminds us all the joy and romancticm of movie making and movie watching.
Something quite funny and personal for me. I just got a VHS 1987 video camera from a friend at church that she bought for $40. It is the same type of camera depicted in that film as well. That's probably the camera that Michel and his generation used when they were young. John Carney from Once also mentioned about using that old VHS camera and playing around making movies every night on the streets of Dublin.
And just a couple weeks ago I just showed a strange movie that me and my sunday school gang created. The great thing is that it was shoot and directed by Gabe, who was just 8 years old, with my small digital camera. Although it was a silly movie and received quite "chilly" by everyone at church, I was really proud of it as a work of art by the kids. More importantly it also taught me about the real and fundamental joy of movie making.