Jesus' Son

Jesus' son was an interesting film because it had very realistic scenes that played with reality. The movie contained scenes where you couldn't always tell what was going on, or if it was real. Sometimes I wondered if something was really happening to character or it was just in his mind. Some things I knew weren't real, like when he stuck his hand through the glass window. This scene was very odd, but it showed the character's emotion of wanting help or to reach out to someone.

I like the fact that this movie plays with reality, because it is used for many things. One it can be used to show how a drug addict sees the world, and how he or she deals with everyday struggles. Two, it can be used to symbolize something in the movie. If the director wants to show how the character feels, he can just show something happening to him that doesn't really occur. This will let you understand better what the character is thinking.

I see similarities between this movie and the movie "Stay", in which many scenes play with reality. These scenes have a powerful effect on the audience. The movie "Stay" also uses a lot of symbolism to show what the character is thinking and how he feels. If you watch one of these movies thinking its going to be a normal narrative, it might be hard to understand. But if you watch one of these films with an open mind, and look at things more symbolically you can understand better what the film was mean’s to say.