Some sundance-winners are a bit message-y for me, but all good art starts as a statement, and sometimes it’s a really great one ☺

I guess Six String Samurai is that kind of film. It must say something for the state of rock-and-roll in the ‘90’s, but I think it’s for any time.

You can still be a good rocker and not give in to heavy metal (the final battle!)

Also, what is Rock but a statement against The Man? Against Big Brother? And what better image of Big Brother than the Red Army? What better image for Rock-and-Roll but The King (elvis)?

What better image for a fake Utopia but something Oz-like? What better image of something Oz-like but Las Vegas? (Lost Vegas)

I guess I just loved the fact that we need a king, we need a king of Rock to stand up to the authorities of our day! Which, if we stand up to them, are pretty easily defeated.

I loved that Buddy was cheating death, fighting for his life, and the only one to nearly make it to Vegas (what an image for the live of a good musician).

We need Rock to give voice to the youth who are so often victimized and voiceless (a pretty clear message in the movie, but done with SO much COOL!!!)…

We need the youth to keep Rock alive…

And if we have youth, and as long as we have oppression, Rock lives!

HOORAY for ROCK AND ROLL!!! ☺

This movie makes me so freakin’ happy.

Oh, and did I mention the AWESOME Kurosawa-esque ronin samurai references? Yojimbo-like maybe? I loved that!!! I have such a big happy smile about this movie.





Now, beg before the ways of heavy metal!
☺

man, i miss the '90's...

okok--edit--
YES every scene was some kind of symbol with layers (that is what indie-sundance-winners DO), and YES it had that incredibly awesome, funny, shout-at-your-screen nineties-cheesy style... but that is why I loved it! The humor is so of-it's-day but not!
OK and ONE Last jab at sundance--I just have to say that these kinds of movies around this time ENDED the INDIE ERA!!! THAT'S RIGHT, ENDED! You can't have a real indie film with five big-name actors and more budget than a blockbuster...

What is THAT about???

Who wants to make an good film to compete with something like that in the theaters?

So if you want to know why we don't get this kind of stuff at sundance anymore, that's why.

That's right, I said it! Sundance is screwing up!
so shoot me!