UPSTREAM COLOR

Holy shit.

UPSTREAM COLOR: Five out of five stars.

This film is going to take me a while to process - I know at its core it is about breaking cycles, but there is so much going on here that I am going to need to watch it a second time and have discussions with people about it before I can fully comprehend everything.  And I absolutely LOVE it for that.  While watching this gem by Shane Carruth I was reminded of this quote from Chuck Palahniuk's Lullaby:

“Centuries ago, sailors on long voyages used to leave a pair of pigs on every deserted island. Or they'd leave a pair of goats. Either way, on any future visit, the island would be a source of meat. These islands, they were pristine. These were home to breeds of birds with no natural predators. Breeds of birds that lived nowhere else on earth. The plants there, without enemies they evolved without thorns or poisons. 

Without predators and enemies, these islands, they were paradise. 

The sailors, the next time they visited these islands, the only things still there would be herds of goats or pigs. 

Oyster is telling this story. 

The sailors called this "seeding meat." 

Oyster says, "Does this remind you of anything? Maybe the ol' Adam and Eve story?" 

Looking out the car window, he says, "You ever wonder when God's coming back with a lot of barbecue sauce?"

Film List:
January 1: THERE WILL BE BLOOD (5/5)
January 2: BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (3.5/5)
January 3: THE ARTIST (5/5)
January 4: THE KING'S SPEECH (2.5/5)
January 5: UPSTREAM COLOR (5/5)
January 6: THOR: THE DARK WORLD