trailer break: ‘Ink’

For a moment I thought that the nightmare givers were these hated but necessary members of society who were fighting something and just terribly misunderstood...oh well.

Finally saw Ink on Hulu. Not surprised that it never did get reviewed on this site. Much of its narrative goes against ordinary rationality. This makes a certain kind of sense for a storyline that crosses into dream states, but is still likely to annoy some viewers.

It's tough to describe or even categorize. Not horror. Not science fiction. Perhaps fantasy, but a modern psychological type of fantasy. Its immersive symbolism and metaphor sometimes overwhelm everything else, including many of the features most people are looking for in a movie.

In the end I was glad to have seen it, but would caution most prospective viewers that it requires a great deal of patience and a high tolerance for imperfections. It is an ambitious effort with worthy goals, which it does not always meet.

But for some people it may be exactly what they needed to see.

Just came across an interesting article on the use and symbolism of music, as explored in Ink and in an earlier short film by the same filmmakers, Spin; and I thought it might also be of interest to readers here.