¿DONDE ESTA WALLY?
A lazy, sunny, Sunday afternoon in April, I shelter myself within the confines of my leaving room. The curtains are closed. TV is on, streaming through the Internet. I came across Sidewalls, I have not heard anything about the movie before, not recognize the neither director nor the casting.. I'm immediately captivated by the series of tectonic images on the screen, City of Buenos Aires, Capital of Argentina, second largest city in Latin America continent, streets are busting with the people, every corner a new construction going up. Narrator's voice over the images tells the story of the city as well as their own... What do you expect from a city turns her face against the river? asks Martin, one of the main charter in the movie, this is the metaphor for the same city, turns back to her citizens. His voice continue to talk over the images of decay and isolation.The more cities grow, the more technologies becomes available our alienation to outside world becomes more evident. Quality of human lives reduced to technology driven virtual living. This is the story of two lost souls, Martin and Marianna, they live in the opposite blocks, their 3 x 3 illegal windows becomes their first self acclaimed independence act against the unstoppable urban menace. Marianna search for Wally through out the movie full with iridescent moments. Result is a thoughtful and funny movie by an Argentinian writer, director Gustavo Taretto.
A lazy, sunny, Sunday afternoon in April, I shelter myself within the confines of my leaving room. The curtains are closed. TV is on, streaming through the Internet. I came across Sidewalls, I have not heard anything about the movie before, not recognize the neither director nor the casting.. I'm immediately captivated by the series of tectonic images on the screen, City of Buenos Aires, Capital of Argentina, second largest city in Latin America continent, streets are busting with the people, every corner a new construction going up. Narrator's voice over the images tells the story of the city as well as their own... What do you expect from a city turns her face against the river? asks Martin, one of the main charter in the movie, this is the metaphor for the same city, turns back to her citizens. His voice continue to talk over the images of decay and isolation.The more cities grow, the more technologies becomes available our alienation to outside world becomes more evident. Quality of human lives reduced to technology driven virtual living. This is the story of two lost souls, Martin and Marianna, they live in the opposite blocks, their 3 x 3 illegal windows becomes their first self acclaimed independence act against the unstoppable urban menace. Marianna search for Wally through out the movie full with iridescent moments. Result is a thoughtful and funny movie by an Argentinian writer, director Gustavo Taretto.
"How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls
swimming in a fish bowl
year after year
running over the same old ground"
Pink Floyd
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