tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747828092883694705.post3921647995861799741..comments2023-07-04T07:45:47.084-06:00Comments on By the Rivers of Babylon: Review :: Synecdoche, New Yorkdcorneliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231288805244617924noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747828092883694705.post-1375852492326360302009-04-20T13:49:00.000-06:002009-04-20T13:49:00.000-06:00I'm glad to hear that it dazzled you. This film is...I'm glad to hear that it dazzled you. This film is a meta-film, as much about the making of art as about the art itself. If the medium is the message, the message here is you can never fully know the message. Where metaphor ends, reality begins, but there is reality in the metaphor. Too many critics denounced this film because it did not obey the rules as they saw it; that is precisely the reason why this film is as enrapturing as it is. It's not for everyone, but that doesn't discount its value - it enhances it.Life of Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05023072360964889919noreply@blogger.com