Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Nothing (film)" in English language version.
It can feel a little hellish to watch, too. Some critics at TIFF complained about having to spend time in the company of two crazed losers who bicker as if they were Waiting for Godot's Vladimir and Estragon with Xbox addictions. But Nothing is so playful and bizarre -- thanks in large part to the terrific effects by CORE Digital Pictures -- it needs that abrasive edge in order to stay grounded in more familiar human realities. What could've been an overextended comedy sketch turns out to be an incisive satire about cohabitation, deprivation and what people think they need in order to be happy.[permanent dead link]
Yes I have a new film called Nothing - which is a title that causes endless confusion. It was just released in Canada a few months ago. If there is a single film that I've done that owes a real debt to Terry, that's it actually.
A lot of people said 'you can never make a movie set solely in one room' and they may have been right, but I did Cube. I made a movie called Nothing with only two characters set in a void, but that's what makes it exciting. The possibililty of catastrophe is what makes making those movies so thrilling.
Because the characters have to live inside a world that has no ground or sky, the actors had to spend much of the shooting schedule suspended from the ceiling on wires, with their environment, such as it was, added in postproduction. Natali said that Hewlett and Miller put up with the abuse because all three men, who have known each other since they were teenagers, realized that it could be their last opportunity to work together.
Actually, Stan's part was going to be much larger -- he was going to narrate the movie! But we didn't have enough money to build a talking turtle. Now, I think Stan really exists as a silent commentator, who observes these fools with amused detachment -- or at least that's what you project onto him when watching the movie. He's a turtle because that's what David and Andrew are -- creatures who carry their home on their back and hide from the world.
But, whereas Cube seems rooted in a logic of its own, Nothing abandons all logic, and without at least an internal consistency (as example, they should rather easily be able to wish things back into existence by hating away the last several days that found them in the void. And with the knowledge of their situation, they should be able to hate away the females that did them in in the real world).
I became fascinated with this notion of editing reality. I think everyone does in their daily lives. We have to censor the vast amount of crap that's thrown at us, especially in this day and age. And we also edit ourselves and our memories to help define who we are. It's a very basic human process but I don't think there have been many films that have explored it.
Actually, Stan's part was going to be much larger -- he was going to narrate the movie! But we didn't have enough money to build a talking turtle. Now, I think Stan really exists as a silent commentator, who observes these fools with amused detachment -- or at least that's what you project onto him when watching the movie. He's a turtle because that's what David and Andrew are -- creatures who carry their home on their back and hide from the world.
