tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post3274729591445869966..comments2024-03-27T15:44:43.564-08:00Comments on What Do I Know?: AIFF - Streetsweeper by Neil MansfieldStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-91444081694962496082008-12-30T00:15:00.000-09:002008-12-30T00:15:00.000-09:00I'll be back as soon as I can be. NMI'll be back as soon as I can be. NMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-76042020460391351892008-12-17T17:22:00.000-09:002008-12-17T17:22:00.000-09:00Toby and Neil, Given that some people didn't get ...Toby and Neil, Given that some people didn't get it, I was just trying to explain why I liked it. Was it one of the best movies I've ever seen? No. But it was ambitious, experimental, and succeeded on many levels. And for me it was a very satisfying experience.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you submitted the film here and that you got to come here as well. Next time, Toby comes along, right? <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you enjoyed it here midwiner - it was particularly beautiful with all the frost on the last Sunday. But remember that in summer it is a totally different place. Light all the time and green and lush. So, you really do need to come back to see the other Anchorage. As well as more of the rest of Alaska. <BR/><BR/>I'm already thinking of routes to take through town.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-76800993413221561832008-12-17T17:00:00.000-09:002008-12-17T17:00:00.000-09:00Thanks Steve, that's a fantastic response, muc...Thanks Steve, that's a fantastic response, much appreciated. I cannot tell you how great my Anchorage experience was.<BR/>And, who knows, hopefully we can come back some day soon & shoot a sequel there!? Cheers NMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-62909942510395098792008-12-17T03:42:00.000-09:002008-12-17T03:42:00.000-09:00Wow SteveThat is some review. The way you have eng...Wow Steve<BR/><BR/>That is some review. The way you have engaged with the film is just how we hoped people would. It was an amazing film to make, and I'm so pleased that so many folks have seen the film in Anchorage... Thanks for your thoughts and words. TobyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-42220026082115751982008-12-14T19:55:00.000-09:002008-12-14T19:55:00.000-09:00I liked the Streetsweeper. Once I figured out that...I liked the Streetsweeper. Once I figured out that this is it, I stopped waiting and looking for the plot and sat back and really enjoyed the man in his world, in his city, and with his experiences.<BR/>Very calming and relaxing, but also I felt empathy and in touch with the streetsweeper. I felt compassion for him, but also felt close to him, like he was sharing his life with me. <BR/>I liked the streetsweeper stopping and looking at ordinary things in his environment and soon began to appreciate the shapes, textures, and structures of the things, too. In fact, we went cross country skiing after the film - from Goose Lake to Westchester Lagoon and we found ourselves looking at the hoarfrost, the bridge over Northern Lights, the graffiti in the tunnels, the creek gurgling around the ice, the almost full moon, and even a moose lying in the snow in a new and more conscious way, like the streetsweeper might have. I saw things that I don't usually see or look at. I even felt the temperature of 7 degrees with a different perspective! We remarked to each other that we wished that the film director and photographer could go with us on that ski and capture our environment the same way that they captured the streetsweeper's world.<BR/>DianneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com