Return to Reason

I understand that Man Ray's 1923 short "Le retour à la raison" - "Return to Reason" in English - is an example of pure cinema: returning the medium to its most basic form (moving images). It's not the greatest movie ever made or anything, but I recommend it just for the bizarre factor.

Man Ray is a sometimes controversial artist. This film is quite fun to look at. It is filled with numerous examples of eye candy and coordinated music. I don't know if there is a story involved, but it is an engaging piece of cinema.

A good experimental short film. Good photography and attention to the lights and shadows. You can see the attention and photographic skill. The shadows on the woman's body are visionary!

I'm not an artist nor am I someone who can be considered to be artistically inclined. I am not going to sit here and pretend to understand what it is that I have just watched. However I will state that in my opinion it was a pleasant viewing experience. It really is the director danglingn a bunch of shapes in front of a camera for 2 and a half minutes before being shown a human figure. Soemhow I did not mind watching this. If anything I had a good time. Would I watch this again? No, probably not however, if it was showns to me again I would not protest. It is only 3 muinutes long. It does invoke a strange sensaiotn of nostalgia but I cannot for the life of me figure out why. I had by the end experienced glee like a child being shown a sparkly toy, dread and discomfort, and confusion all at diferent intervals. Impressive.

Mildly entertaining twaddle - definitely gets better towards the end.