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For those that aren't familiar with Stan Brakhage's films, he was an experimental filmmaker. So, no mainstream stuff here, although he has inspired some mainstream films and pop culture during the years.
Anyway, so this is a 30 minute short film from Brakhage. And it's pretty typical the Brakhage I know, fast cuts, zooming, layers, etc. Dog Star Man consists of five parts; Prelude, Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV, and of course, there's no narrative here so you could watch them in any order you want. Oh, and there's no sound, at least not in the original films.
I like the pictures I see in Part I though, which is the best part I think because you we can see this man struggling (or at least that's my interpretation) through the mountains. That gives me something to look at and relate to. Plus that it is mixed with other pictures on top of that. Which are usually nice to watch, but nothing more than that. I must also add that I prefer when he goes totally abstract (The Dante Quartet) or abstract colours layered on some more meaningful pictures (Thigh Line Lyre Triangular).
Either you see it as art and interpret it, or you'll see it as worthless moving pictures with no meaning. I try to see what he's trying to say with his work, he's not making it easy though!
6/10... if a rating is possible.
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