Cinema and the Subconscious: The Power of Visual Poetry What if a film didn’t just tell you a story but bypassed words entirely, speaking directly to your subconscious? What if it left behind images, sounds, and fragments of thought that stirred something deep inside you, long after the credits rolled? Very few cinematic creations achieve this transcendental effect, but when they do, they feel like works of art that shift something within us—like pebbles dropped into the still waters of the mind, rippling outward. For me, this rare power of cinema came alive through the works of Stanley Kubrick.
Knight of Cups: A Visual Poem - 1
Cinema and the Subconscious: The Power of Visual Poetry What if a film didn’t just tell you a story bypassed words entirely, speaking directly to your subconscious? What if it left behind images, sounds, and fragments of thought that stirred something deep inside you, long after the credits rolled? Very few cinematic creations achieve this transcendental effect, but when they do, they feel like works of art that shift something within us—like pebbles dropped into the still waters of the mind, rippling outward. For me, this rare power of cinema came alive through the works of Stanley Kubrick, Christopher ...Read More
Knight of Cups - A Visual Poem - 2
At the very beginning of Knight of Cups, we hear a voice recount a parable: the story of a sent by his father, the king, to a distant land in search of a precious pearl. Upon arriving in the foreign land, the prince becomes distracted by its pleasures and splendor. Over time, he forgets his mission, his true identity, and his purpose.The narrative, which Rick's father Joseph (Brian Dennehy) tells, is a poetic summation of the movie's main theme—the search for meaning in a world filled with distractions. Like the prince, Rick is on a journey to reconnect with ...Read More