Blow Up: A Review -Jenna Wynn

I must say, Blow Up sort of depressed me.
Intrigued me, but depressed me all the same.

Let me explain.

When it comes to living my life, I have personally already asked many questions that wrecked havoc upon my brain, although still knowing that the answers will never magically arrive. This movie reminded me of all those questions. Is this life I'm living just a game, in which I chose to participate in? Are all my friendships and contacts with other human beings just a figment of my imagination? How can I be really sure that my relationships aren't just shallow and empty, devoid of any true meaning?

Like I said, it wrecked my brain.

But then again, that's also why I enjoyed this movie. Just because I might not like the fact that something makes me uncomfortable, does not mean I don't mind the challenge it presents. I liked Blow Up because it made me look at all my relationships and the way I live my life, and I started wondering..."What game AM I playing? If I'm playing one at all?" I found it ironic that the main character was his own team, the king of his life. He played the game and he knew how to win. Of course, something came along and shook him up. The lady in the park, the dead man lying in the grass...the photograph.

The photograph was really interesting to me. It was interesting because it tied in with this theme of how you pretty much play whatever game you choose to play. The photograph had to be interpreted, it lacked any sense of "true reality". It could be the dead man in the park, or it couldn't be. It looked too much like one of his friends paintings. Without form or line. It just existed. It was just there to be interpreted as he pleased. The same with the photographer. He had to hold onto whatever reality would piece him back together, because by this time it was clear that he was trying to break out of this game he was playing.
Hence, the ending, where he finally gives in, and chooses the life he wants to live, the reality he wants to accept. He hears the tennis game between the mimes.