woundupwounded
(^ From the viewpoint of the other person in camera for a short rift about small places, I found the film to at long last find me not alone with the Bickford dilemma. Thanks to Brett for allowing me it drag him up to George's in order to give him an angle on Bruce's work that would inspire instead of horrify.Monster Road works as a documentary by giving viewers a breather between animation shots. I personally wince at the overload of graphics myself, even tho I've been overdosed to the point of inoculation by it."WHY , Bruce, WHY?!" seems to somehow finally been resolved, in a way that takes way too long hanging out with Bruce alone for most to bother.I hope this hitting DVD will open up the viewing audience to Alzheimer care givers' discussion groups.
th25tina
I had never heard of Bruce before watching Monster Road but his artwork seems very familiar. (I've probably seen bits and pieces in other films?) I think he's a great artist and has the greatest philosophy on life. Monster Road is a very informative film and really shows his devotion and ability to make some pretty amazing stuff. I also like the emotional scenes when his father spoke, a brilliant mind being ravaged by a terrible disease...they are truly two very thoughtful people who have more creativity then most people. If you have the chance to see this film please do....it's wonderful and has some amazing artwork. Just seeing it caused me to look into more of Bruce's work and I was disappointed to find that there is not much out there. I think a lot of musicians would benefit if they used his artwork in some videos. It would also make me happy to see more too!
20miles-1
This is one of the best and most entertaining documentaries I've seen in a long time. An examination of the life and work of legendary clay animator Bruce Bickford. Bickford is an animator and an outsider artist in the truest sense of the word. Like Promethsis, he creates worlds from clay. With an amazing visual style and a light touch, Ingram and Haverkamp bring us into Bruce's onion-like universe. The filmmakers use of stop motion techniques are a perfect compliment to the stop motion used in clay animation. This film deals with questions about creation and creativity, destruction, life, death, the violence of the cold war and it's countercultural aftermath. It is also an examination of the deeply complex relationships that make up family. Winner of the best documentary at Slamdance this year, I hope that it gets some distribution of some kind. Well worth checking out.
jklarl
Animation fans take note: This doc about the life and work of legendary animator Bruce Bickford has it all. A triumph of the little guy, this documentary kicks a substantial number of asses. If you are someone with a sensible ass (and you know who you are), then this film will kick it! See it and find out for yourself! Don't be one of those dudes that gets impaled on the wheel of torture.
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