For the
sake of not having to write the same intro a million
different ways throughout the rest of time, just know that
this column avoids the overly long and sometimes dull
process of full film reviews and instead opts to break
things down based on what I thought going in, what happened
while I was there and what I learned at the end of it all.
Thanks for reading!
The
Breakdown - The Invention Of Dr. Nakamats
The Impression:
A quirky tale about an aging
Japanese inventor and his day to day life in lieu of his
80th birthday party.
The Reality:
One of the best little
documentaries I've ever seen. With the help of Devo's Mark
Mothersbaugh and one of the great subjects of all time,
director Kaspar Astrup pieces together an amazing profile of
perhaps the hardest working inventor ever. I found myself
hurdled through a slew of emotions in the film. Sheer giddy
glee, bland sadness for the busy life of Dr. Nakamats, more
glee, laughter, confusion and then absolute love, as this is
one of the greatest documentaries ever made. It isn't
long or flashy, it's just so solidly produced and so
fantastically put together. Dr. Nakamats is a riot of a
person, and his life style and inventive nature will
absolutely knock your purple pants off. A must see.
The Lesson:
The best way to know how to
purchase a camera is to give it a nice big smell. Smell
good, good camera.
Noah Sanders is the blog/news editor at Light In The
Attic and a contributor at Sound On The Sound and
the KEXP blog. He also has his own
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