tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post7125537953895336390..comments2024-03-27T10:27:59.266-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: The Films of 1999: eXistenZJohn Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-82849407768894385902015-07-17T23:33:02.303-04:002015-07-17T23:33:02.303-04:00I am huge fan of Cronenberg's early work. &quo...I am huge fan of Cronenberg's early work. "Videodrome" is my second favorite film of all time and I remember thinking he covered this same terrain much more effectively in that masterpiece. But I need to revisit "eXistenZ" and give this fascinating film another look. I think your reading is spot on from where I am coming from. But like "Videodrome" I think you can read this film from two different places depending on your world view and sociological/political perspective.<br /><br />One thing about both "Videodrome" and "eXistenz" is the physicality and visceral feel, the texture he creates. Croneberg's ability to use eroticism and create deeply affecting sexual scenes are unmatched. Remember those scenes in "Crash"? One of those most daring and audacious films I ever saw in wide commercial release.James J. Caterinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457868136494514710noreply@blogger.com