So What is Experiment Film?

If you had to ask me off the record, I believe that the UWM film department is trying to brainwash us with nonsense, subliminal propaganda. As I am subjected to view films that range from the "Oh, I get it," to "What the (insert your favorite profanity here)?," it seems that I am hypnotized by the images flickering in front my eyes. All the films classified as "experimental" are unconventional, pointing its big index finger to standard, conventional movies, screaming "Screw your stupid rules, Hollywood!"

The real question is though, can these avant garde radicals make a narrative out of the obscure, no plot (sometimes) images? The answer is yes and no. First of all, experimental is just another word for different, something that will eventually become conventional because Hollywood tends to exploit every creative film technique and overplay it (like it does when they remake every good horror film). Second, there is really no right and wrong to the matter. They just make their own films that communicate a message, the basis of every narrative film, but experimental film tends to have the viewers watch it repeatedly in order to understand the message.

So, while the rest of the world watches mind numbing movies, I personally will be watching the films that challenge me. Experimental films seem to be that gateway; it makes one contemplate the art form, leaving me wonder, "How did they do that in such an artistic matter?" The more and more I become brainwashed, the more I respect the films and the vision of the auteur. Experimental films explicitly draw attention to the art of cinema, making one question what they see. After all, God did give me a brain.....