One of the best films of the 1990s and available for 29.95 through Wiseman's own Zipporah films reachable through the title.
People always talk about Wiseman's ability to capture reality and the time he puts into filming, and I do not want to take away from any of that , but what really catches me when I watch his films is his formalism. The editing that shapes the reality he captures not making a raw slice of life, but molded into powerful essays about how institutions shape our lives.
Look at the way Wiseman opens with the ice cream truck and allows him to pan to the store and then cut to the interactions outside the store and then takes us inside to show us the scene from the cashier's pov, then topping it with how the store operates from both sides of the partition.
Also, I am not sure if this is a purely Chicago thing- the shopping at a convenience store through a bullet proof partition and turnstile that makes buying a box of donuts a parody of high end shopping, like Tiffanys, where the customer asks to see what is on display. When I had my daycare there was a food and liquor store like this at the end of the block and it made buying a soda into a surreally degrading experience.
Look at the way Wiseman opens with the ice cream truck and allows him to pan to the store and then cut to the interactions outside the store and then takes us inside to show us the scene from the cashier's pov, then topping it with how the store operates from both sides of the partition.
Also, I am not sure if this is a purely Chicago thing- the shopping at a convenience store through a bullet proof partition and turnstile that makes buying a box of donuts a parody of high end shopping, like Tiffanys, where the customer asks to see what is on display. When I had my daycare there was a food and liquor store like this at the end of the block and it made buying a soda into a surreally degrading experience.
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