Control - 2007

June 9th, 2010

Not so recently time ago, and from times to times, I have noticed there are some people reading and sometimes making this words worth something. I have also noticed I am more keen to burst several posts on this blog , depends mainly on the current mindset.

Control, was some DivX movie I holded on this hard-drive for a long time, never had any urge to check it out. Yesterday, I did.

First thing I thought at Sam Riley first shot was “I have seen this face somewhere”. Sam Riley, portrays the lead vocalist on the infamous Joy Division, since the very early days before joining the band through all the roller-coaster of emotions and final mental drain, eventually leading him to be found hanging at his own kitchen room. Her wife found him dead. He was only 23.

The turning point on the story happens when Ian tries to build some sanity back to his life and does that inspirational look, with a cigarette hanging from his mouth, to his old room, at his parents house. This is when it flashed: I had seen this Sam Riley image somewhere else.

Ian, worst dichotomy is a fucking cross-road of love. On the one-hand his young wife, whispering a life of plenitude and dreadfulness, begging for support and care; on the other, the charm of an independent and open-minded woman, working at the Belgian embassy and spreading optimistic vibes and ferhormones around. Ian played limbo for a while, going from side to side but eventually succumbed to his own polanskian fate.

There are very few things in life I like more to do than movies. More that drugs, beer and even ice-cream. If I recall correctly, for more than one summer at the tender age of 12 to 14, I have spent most of my days devouring movies. I perfectly remember to visit my local video-club and have to visit some other because there was nothing else worth for me rent there. No guys, there was no torrents back then.

So because of this, that and more, I recommend you to buy salty popcorns and delight yourself with this black-and-white photographic masterpiece.

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