A cinematic representation of a claustrophobic hell. The VHS-rip quality and the last ten minutes made an eerie, haunting feeling of complete surrender.
Although it takes a little bit of patience to slog through, I didn't find Wavelength to be particularly dreadful. It's actually fairly intriguing seeing what can be achieved by isolating--in principle anyway--the single formal element of the zoom. Although it seems pretty easy to claim that the film rests mainly on the simplicity of its exploration of a single formal element, it's obviously rather more complex. I am far from well-versed in the technical aspects of film-making, but clearly a number of elements are used, particularly editing, superimposition of images, sound, and (not least important) narrative. These elements, to me at least, seem to detract from any sense of formal purity that the film might claim.
I don't watch much experimental cinema so I have little context within which to situate Wavelength. Still, I found it interesting. Really, it's just 45 minutes. People probably spend more than that watching cats on youtube and browsing porn on an average evening.
I was actually haunted by it. While it did go on a bit long, I loved the idea. There is something about a place that has a presence to it...it has a 'wavelength'. The whole tree in the forest question.
For every Tyler Perry or Rob Schneider movie I have the misfortune of 'disliking' here, there is always some critically celebrated monstrosity that is a million times worse.
Punish yourself for 45 minutes and then read the fawning Wikipedia page. You've entered a parallel world where up is down.
At firtst it was oddly hypnotic, but in the end it was just annoying. Give me the worst video camera in the world and I could make a better movie right now.
As others have previously stated, it's a 42 minute, grainy, video of a wall being zoomed in on, and basically nothing happens. There's also a high-pitched ringing sound to add to the horror. I'm not sure whether to be proud of myself for having the patience to sit through all of it (without breaks) or if I should be sad that I just wasted 42 minutes of my life watching a wall. I'm also stumped as to why a video about nothing is so highly regarded. I mean, They Shoot Pictures, Don't They rated it higher than 12 Angry Men. How is that possible? However, I will say this: There is no greater test of one's patience than Wavelength. If you can sit through the entire thing, you should be proud.
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WalterNeff
Ah, the things we watch for checks. I thought the yellow chair's performance was riveting ;-).memo1
Actually, there is a murder going on in this movie ! why haven´t anybody noticed this ?see around 17:00
chryzsh
A cinematic representation of a claustrophobic hell. The VHS-rip quality and the last ten minutes made an eerie, haunting feeling of complete surrender.the3rdman
Although it takes a little bit of patience to slog through, I didn't find Wavelength to be particularly dreadful. It's actually fairly intriguing seeing what can be achieved by isolating--in principle anyway--the single formal element of the zoom. Although it seems pretty easy to claim that the film rests mainly on the simplicity of its exploration of a single formal element, it's obviously rather more complex. I am far from well-versed in the technical aspects of film-making, but clearly a number of elements are used, particularly editing, superimposition of images, sound, and (not least important) narrative. These elements, to me at least, seem to detract from any sense of formal purity that the film might claim.I don't watch much experimental cinema so I have little context within which to situate Wavelength. Still, I found it interesting. Really, it's just 45 minutes. People probably spend more than that watching cats on youtube and browsing porn on an average evening.
teesa
I was actually haunted by it. While it did go on a bit long, I loved the idea. There is something about a place that has a presence to it...it has a 'wavelength'. The whole tree in the forest question.tommy_leazaq
Any news on the proposed sequel, Wavelength II: The Zoom Out ?Local Hero -- aka MestnyiGeroi
Is the soundtrack available for purchase?mannix
my dog almost die with the audio of this filmgreenhorg
For every Tyler Perry or Rob Schneider movie I have the misfortune of 'disliking' here, there is always some critically celebrated monstrosity that is a million times worse.Punish yourself for 45 minutes and then read the fawning Wikipedia page. You've entered a parallel world where up is down.
alexbergmans
This is an excellent film, and it does pay off with a finish that evoked a lot of strange feelings I can't quite describe. Worth the watch.St. Gloede
At firtst it was oddly hypnotic, but in the end it was just annoying. Give me the worst video camera in the world and I could make a better movie right now.nbats
https://noodlemagazine.com/watch/61950003_456241692wloper
This severely tested the limits of my sanity.Brantastic16
As others have previously stated, it's a 42 minute, grainy, video of a wall being zoomed in on, and basically nothing happens. There's also a high-pitched ringing sound to add to the horror. I'm not sure whether to be proud of myself for having the patience to sit through all of it (without breaks) or if I should be sad that I just wasted 42 minutes of my life watching a wall. I'm also stumped as to why a video about nothing is so highly regarded. I mean, They Shoot Pictures, Don't They rated it higher than 12 Angry Men. How is that possible? However, I will say this: There is no greater test of one's patience than Wavelength. If you can sit through the entire thing, you should be proud.petrolatum
My cat did not enjoy the audio on this one.Showing items 1 – 15 of 31