Review of Blow-Up (1966) by Paul J — 09 Aug 2013
The poet of images makes his most accessible film. That said, it's still extremely enigmatic. It captures swinging London of the 60's. The theme of 'individuality versus the masses' has rarely been explored with such care to each single film frame. This was the film that changed Hollywood forever. By being an "art film" that actually made a huge profit, Hollywood studios began to look towards the artists for answers.
The hippy generation was looking for something more meaningful than the Hollywood glitz of the 60's. (It also helped that Blow Up had ground-breaking full-frontal nudity, plenty of drugs and rock n' roll - Jimmy Page rockin' out with the Yardbirds). As a result, unconventional films like The Graduate, Bonnie and Clyde and Easy Rider were able to get made. Antonioni helped pave the way for this watershed. For the next fifteen years, the artist ruled in Hollywood.
This review of Blow-Up (1966) was written by Paul J on 09 Aug 2013.
Blow-Up has generally received very positive reviews.
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