Original Film:Ten Commandments for Gilbert and George
My reenactment of "Ten Commandments for Gilbert and George" by Gilbert and George. This film is kind of like the vanilla ice cream of Ubuweb films; Palatable enough but rather bland, and the perfect base on which to make something a little more interesting. Something I noticed watching the original video was that these two men are telling us to fight conformism, make art and have sex, but they them selves are being conformists with their stuffy suits and glasses. They're not very sexy, either. So I thought that for a recreation, what if each character was doing the opposite of what the other was saying? In this way, each speaker takes on the role of an artist, while the other character plays the roll of society at large, unable or unwilling to break the monotony and embrace a creative new idea into their lives.
I really liked your project! I think you got very creative with it and it was the most interesting video project. It must have taken a long time, but you accomplished a great project! =]
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