As a As a youthful fan of quirkier "movie stars" such as Gerald Mohr or Ralph Meeker, I sought out more "psychological" movie fare........Audiences were amazed, if unaware of the deeper implications of these "experimental" films.......So....jump forward a half century or so.........Practically EVERY film....and certainly every big-budget advertisement.......is screwing into our subconsious....the opening sequence in Bergman's PERSONA is a good example of Psychorama.......A TV ad for...well...just about anything....is a good example of the machinations of Big Business.......Same device.....different motive.............during a 2 hour documentary about 'serial killers'....i clocked 47 minutes of advertising.....mainly for 'mind-altering' anti-depressants and 'mood-stabilizing' drugs that viewers should 'ask their doctors about'......[Don't think 'weird' thoughts......take the fu(&^^g pills, America! ] I'm in the mood to re-watch SHOCK CORRIDOR....especially after yesterday's viewing of THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT...... Did you 'catch' the 'repeat'? Say it twice...or even more....to ensure the 'stick' into the corridors of memory and that part of our brains that 'wants the candy....and, not 'tomorrow', but 'right now'! Where's that 'Odorama' plug-in? America will watch the cop, kneeing that man......over and over and over.....then, move on to the next thrilling stimulant from the World of PsychoRAMA......(3-d glasses available, for an extra charge + shipping and handling 'fee'....)... O.K. Elon....press the button, already...and get our collective minds off all that broken glass, batons and tasers......get ready to take all this Mess to another planet!
