Silent Beauty

'Gerry' (Gus Van Sant 2002) is what film making should be. It is what all aspiring film makers hope to one day create, and what film critics & theorists dream about... a stunning visual sound.

We forget in this day and age that, at it's most basic, Cinema is a visual art form, the origins of which can be traced back to the days of cavemen making shadow puppets on the walls of thier caves. Cinema is about the lyrical quality of images and of how those images transform viewers into participants rather than mere spectators.

With little to no use of dialogue, or sound, Van Sant was able to create a world within which the viewer gets lost in the roaring skys, catastrophic winds and the sullen beauty of the ravaged wonderland that is the human spirit.

Every shot is liquid perfection, sheer beauty, a delight to the eye, mind & soul.

Excellent work Gus!