And she's clinging the nearest passerby
She's lost control again
And she gave away the secrets of the past and said
I've lost control again
She's lost control again
And she gave away the secrets of the past and said
I've lost control again
she's lost control, joy division
me and kenneth caught the screening of Control (2007), the film about the eventful but premature life of Joy Division's front man, Ian Curtis. it was held at the substation.
the only way i can describe this film is riveting. i fell in love with ian curtis for 117 mins, only to fall out of love because of his untimely death. sam riley played ian curtis. i swear, it was almost like ian curtis possessed this man. i've never seen joy division perform - yes, i realised how stupid that sentence was since JD was from the 70s - but when i watched youtube and Curtis' performance, they were almost identical.
and what i loved about the film was that it was transactional. there were answers to all the questions on JD's fall. the direction, flawless. acting, immaculate. the script, could be improved but good. the entire film left me speechless. i was entirely captured. But i have to say that i didn't like the script. It was too fast moving for me, and also, it got a little too dry after the first half.
ian curtis became famous only after his suicide, but during JD's time, he was an unstoppable frontman. he was only 19 when he got married, 20 when he became famous, 21 when he found out about his epilepsy, 22 when he cheated on his wife and 23 when he hung himself in his wife's kitchen from a clothes dryer. his life, only meant something in those short 4 years, but in turn the made the film timeless.
watch it if you can, though the run is over in s'pore. i'm sure you guys can find ways to download/stream/rip from somewhere.
in other news, i went to develop my first holga roll today :)
surprisingly, since i've never lomo-ed in my life, the shots came out pretty decent. nothing fantastic of course, but i can pat myself on the back.
go to flicker for the full set.
oh, such an arts farts day. i have to spoil it with this:
these boots are made for walking, that's what they'll do. i realised why construction workers use them. once you put your leg in, you create a vacuum so mud and shit cannot get in. oh also, the vacuum sucks in your leg too, so...
yup. smart.
side note: i cannot deal with you anymore.
all in all, a happy ending.
