Is it an art film or simply special effects shots strung together?
http://www.wehavedecidednottodie.com/preview.html
No matter what you decide, you have to admit that the film entitled We Have Decided Not to Die is an extraordinary piece of film making. Only a snippet is available online, but there are some disquieting images to be found. I'm not sure how I feel about it: some of it seems like a great deal of simply showing off, especially since there doesn't seem to be any context (read:story) for the images. I'm not saying that a film has to have a narrative in order to be good or entertaining or art (or anything for that matter), but just showing me some fantastic CGI, editing or other film tricks doesn't make it automatically good or entertaining or art either.
Do me a favor though. Just watch the preview and don't read the interview. Once a film teacher told our class that if the film maker has to explain his work, then he has failed as a film maker. He can't go to every screening and answer the questions of the audience members. Either the film speaks for itself or it doesn't. If you feel like you must read the interview, wait until after you've seen the preview, so that you can decide for yourself what the film is about and whether or not you think the film maker has done his job.
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