ENO (2024)
precisely the type of piece i wish for the christines that stumble deep into a stale world dysmorphia
The viewing experience itself was so light, so enjoyable. Despite the fog, I sensed that going to a less frequently christinevisited theater would break some stagnancy (you were right). Before the film even started, putting my phone away reminded me that I can treat other avenues of my life with the same respect as I do for film; tucking away phone while writing, guitar, reading. Various folks intermittently bouncing to the music played in the film. It kinda felt like a sort of film//concert amalgamate :) Interesting recognizing how close audience members obviously felt to an individual that they have likely never spent any time with. Their body language was familiar to the way you’d respond to your favorite fun-loving, wise uncle. This doc left me with a lot of ideas and thoughts that i’d like to refer back to andddd this post can be a concrete way to do that :] as i know, my memory is pretty broken and non-functioning during those muddier days
I loved Eno’s answer to his own question - why do humans love music? His answer was seemingly candid while obviously aged; simple but clear in its refinement over the years. We love music because it is within us to desire to synchronize with something. With the rhythm, with the people we surround ourselves with
(helps explain why seeing a good film on a tougher lower momentum day can feel just like spending time with a really good friend. synchrony in friendships is what we are often looking for in relationships, i think almost universally)
A moment in which I felt quite synchronized with Eno was the part in which he related interests in the science of evolution to music and art. How evolution begins with something quite simple and accumulates meaning over time, sometimes becoming center to one’s existence. As is music and art in that beauty can arise with time, from starting somewhere simple; an encouraging view on creativity that eases the act without dumbing it down
How creativity can feel like two people in your brain: a child that wants to play and a critic that wants to fix. often, you can only let one be in the room
Cleanly separating consumption and production in day to day life to purify each act. Choosing to eat, read, watch, and/or listen rather than eating and writing.
Speaking of and placing emphasis on feelings can often be dismissed and in opposition with intellect. Eno makes a point that feeling is actually the beginning of all knowledge, the electrical surges within our body, always comes first
I left this film reminded of why I am even trying to build a good relationship and structure with guitar, writing, with people, as I often am after tangling with others’ expressions of their soul. Of course it all matters, and maybe it matters so much that I fear myself in moments that I can’t see that