This was my first time watching this film and it was hopefully the last. Aside from the sharp colors, exaggerated make-up, and crazy characters, the semi homo-erotic, non narrative juxtaposition, just didn't do it for me. There was a weird theme of eating/drinking everything that wasn't edible. First the main character is eating his necklace, then all sorts of small objects, onto a white powder substance that is shared among everybody. I’m not sure what mood Anger was going for but some scenes came across as humorous while the rest had a very intense and dark feeling that made me believe something was going to continue on within the story realm. Which never happened. While most avant-garde films have a loose plot that has some sort of substance, the Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome seemed to have no basis at all. While the missing plot seemed to of detoured me from watching, the abstractness of the film is what kept me watching and waiting. I enjoyed the costuming and use of past mythologies, even though I did not know them all, it was obvious that they were present. While I enjoyed it a point, I could care less about viewing this one again. Ever since I was shown Scorpio Rising as a freshman, I haven’t had urge to view his films.
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