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Post by Pisces on Feb 21, 2009 9:48:24 GMT -5
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Post by ontheedge79 on Feb 21, 2009 14:16:43 GMT -5
ummmm..... AAMMAAZZIINNGG!!
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Post by Glas Smaragaide on Feb 25, 2009 12:55:27 GMT -5
WOO HOO! Any Cillian news is good news. I hope I get to see this.
Brooke you siggy is FANTASTIC!!! yay CAPA
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Post by rukia888 on Mar 1, 2009 11:14:09 GMT -5
It sounds like it's going to be gorgeous!  Hope we get a glimpse of it soon! Thanks! |
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Post by Pisces on Apr 11, 2009 10:38:45 GMT -5
Here it is - The Water!! It's being shown on the homepage of UCillian for a week... so watch it while you can! ;D ucillian.com/ |
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Post by Pisces on Apr 11, 2009 12:20:56 GMT -5
Sorry for the double-post, but this link works a little better- pitchfork.com/tv/It's off to the right-hand side. In the way of critique, I have to say that, as usual, Cillian is the standout in this. It's a creepily cold and strange little piece, and Cillian's amazing subtleties are showcased so very well in it. What a natural talent he is. I don't think any other actor is as capable of injecting so much meaning into the merest facial flinch or flick of an eye. For those who like their Cillian angsty, you will enjoy this and wish for more. My only regret is that we only get to hear that voice once. And for my money, he looks best at 10:45 - 11:05, when he goes outside to smoke again. I know it's wrong but he looks so gorgeous. LOL. |
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Post by rukia888 on Apr 11, 2009 20:27:12 GMT -5
Thanks, Pisces! This was beautifully filmed, and Cillian looks absolutely gorgeous in it.  He doesn't say much in this little film, but there's something so gripping yet nuanced in his performance. He automatically pulls you in with his presence. I wish I understood what was going on though. I was a bit confused. Here's my interpretation: *SPOILERS*So David Fox is the Father, Cillian is the Son, and Feist is the Mother. Got it. I'm assuming the Mother died at a young age? The Father keeps bringing her back to life because he can't quite let go of her yet to Death? Cillian's obviously frustrated and upset... Was he upset that he didn't get to know his mother, and that his mother wasn't there for him for most of his life because she died young? What's your take on it, Pisces (or anyone else)? I might be way off base here. But yes, I have to agree with you that Cillian makes smoking look oh-so-sexy (when it's such a bad habit). Have you seen the photos from the Dazed and Confused magazine over at Ucillian? Cillian smoking=so hot! |
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Post by Melty_Girl on Apr 12, 2009 0:03:55 GMT -5
*SPOILERS*So David Fox is the Father, Cillian is the Son, and Feist is the Mother. Got it. I'm assuming the Mother died at a young age? The Father keeps bringing her back to life because he can't quite let go of her yet to Death? Cillian's obviously frustrated and upset... Was he upset that he didn't get to know his mother, and that his mother wasn't there for him for most of his life because she died young? What's your take on it, Pisces (or anyone else)? I might be way off base here. My interpretation (and with such a highly symbolic piece, there are doubtlessly many): The Mother died young. The Father, who's long mourned her, is either ready to die, or knows he's terminally ill and about to die. He is happy to at last be reunited with his long-lost love in death. The Son, knowing he is about to lose his dad, is grieving him and this brings back his long-held grief for his beloved mother, whom he lost as a child. The Mother has always been kept frozen as she was when she departed, by the love of her husband and child, in their hearts or as a spirit. When her husband is ready to leave the land of the living, she is ready to be reunited with him. The Son is left behind to live out his life without his parents. He knows it's time, and accepts this in a way, but no one is ever ready to let go of their parents. It is a time of grief.
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Post by Seabreeze on Apr 12, 2009 14:14:49 GMT -5
The imagery of water fascinated me. Snow is an intermediary state between fluid water and solid ice and contains two components: water and earth. Earth is the material world without Godliness and water is the knowledge of God. Thus snow being half heaven and half earth provides the perfect intermediary between these two worlds. The Mother is neither part of earth nor heaven. The frozen water cannot provide a vehicle of cleansing nor regeneration and as we see at the end the father takes his wife back to the frozen water, a frightening image indeed! Are these people stuck in limbo and never to find release? Much more to come as I ponder this interesting film.
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Post by rukia888 on Apr 12, 2009 14:36:06 GMT -5
Thanks for both of your inputs, Melty_Girl and Seabreeze. Your interpretation really makes sense from beginning to end, Melty_Girl, and I really liked your thoughts on the characters being in limbo, Seabreeze. I was thinking a bit too literally, I suppose, but it's good to hear that I wasn't too far off. Can't wait to hear what everybody else thinks! |
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Post by Seabreeze on Apr 12, 2009 22:40:40 GMT -5
More thoughts...... the movie was either bright white which is purity and sepia which represents the earth. This theme was reflected in the characters clothing. The mother wore a shawl or shroud of white and dried blood red. It is interesting to note that Cillian's character wore a blue coat and hat, blue being the color of the sky, heaven?  . While the mother's eyes were dead grey blue in contrast to Cillian's crystal pale blue eyes. I'm not sure whether there is a religious theme of the father, son , and holy ghost , perhaps ? It's interesting to note that at the end, the son does not even shed a tear . I wonder if he intends to bring back both parents and continue this ghastly rite of bringing back the dead. More over, the mother wrapped up as a mummy , buried in the tradition of ancient Eygpt was an interesting choice, somewhat imitating a Vincent Price movie based on an Edgar Alan Poe poem. |
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Post by Pisces on Apr 13, 2009 14:23:41 GMT -5
Melty_Girl, I was nodding right along with your interpretation of this. Though I also see the possibly religious comparison Seabreeze made to the Holy Trinity - that fits perfectly. On watching this several more times, I found it interesting, and touching, that Cillian's character had such trouble meeting the eyes of his own mother. He appears afflicted with a mortal shyness in her presence, which made me wonder if he was unconsciously expressing feelings of guilt - did she die giving birth to him, perhaps?
Loved the vulnerability he showed here. Such wonderful work in such a little piece.
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Post by razzthekid on Apr 13, 2009 16:51:22 GMT -5
Wow i was just looking this up on IMDB wondering where i might be able to watch and then saw it here. You deserve karma for that Pisces! What i got from it was somewhat along the lines of what Melty Girl has said. Cillian is so intense in everything he does. He's just such a talented actor. |
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Post by Glas Smaragaide on Apr 14, 2009 14:45:46 GMT -5
I absolutely loved "The Water". I thought it was mesmerising!!! Some people may be put off by the minimal dialogue (we were debating it on LJ the other day) but sometimes I think it enhances the story/mood/film when there isn't incessant chatter going on. Plus, great actors like Cillian can portray so much without ever uttering a word.
I thought it was absolutely brilliant!!!
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Post by Pisces on Apr 15, 2009 18:06:40 GMT -5
Thanks for the CB, Razz! ;D I only wish there was some way to get hold of this short film on DVD. It's different and I really enjoy it, and I hate the fact that after this week is up, it will be taken off the internet. Glas Smaragaide, I completely agree that sometimes silence says more than any words can, and that is this short film's strength.
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Hope we get a glimpse of it soon! Thanks!
He doesn't say much in this little film, but there's something so gripping yet nuanced in his performance. He automatically pulls you in with his presence. I wish I understood what was going on though. I was a bit confused. Here's my interpretation:
. While the mother's eyes were dead grey blue in contrast to Cillian's crystal pale blue eyes. I'm not sure whether there is a religious theme of the father, son , and holy ghost , perhaps ? It's interesting to note that at the end, the son does not even shed a tear . I wonder if he intends to bring back both parents and continue this ghastly rite of bringing back the dead. More over, the mother wrapped up as a mummy , buried in the tradition of ancient Eygpt was an interesting choice, somewhat imitating a Vincent Price movie based on an Edgar Alan Poe poem. 
