Gummo

I recently watched Gummo again. I usually try to watch this movie at least once or twice a year. I like seeing it from different perspectives in my life. I also enjoy watching it with people who have never seen it before, much to their dismay. For me this movie changed my whole view on film and what a movie could be. The first time I saw it I was about fifteen. I had never seen anything like it. I had never felt so disgusted, dirty or depraved while watching a movie. Those sort of feeling stick with you. Of course this led me to different films by Harmony Korine, which ultimately led me to Werner Herzog and so on. After watching the film I like to put on the interview included as a bonus feature on the dvd. I find it essential to watch after viewing the film as an insight into what sort of mind frame Korine was in while making the film, or lack thereof, and what he was trying to portray to the audience.