The Excavation reconfirms the comparisons and
adds surrealism as a touchstone.
Not exact matches
Spielberg shot the entire film on a soundstage, and knowing that gives the film an
added component of
surrealism.
Adding to that impression are the bold stylistic shifts from realism to
surrealism, from action to horror to lyricism to black comedy to allegory and back again.
The horror on every character's face blends well with the grainy edit,
adding a sort of nightmarish
surrealism to a video that's already hard to watch in the best way possible.
The
surrealism adds an extra dimension to exploring the dreampunk landscapes of the mind.
Cornell did not consider himself a Surrealist and is quoted in the catalogue as not sharing «in the subconscious and dream theories of the Surrealists,»
adding that «While fervently admiring much of their work, I have never been an official surrealist, and I believe that
surrealism has healthier possibilities than have been developed.
Santore also includes moments of transcription, which
add a touch of
surrealism to the otherwise purely perceptual works, as figures from Goya and Giotto appear in the skies.