Lately, I've been thinking of films that defy the convention of what we think of as movies.
Films that don't have a discrete, easily understandable plot-driven narrative, films
made up of images that challenge and stupefy us.
They may be challenging, but they are no less profound than the types of movies we are accustomed to.
I've been thinking of a film recently.
It's called Querido, by local entertainer Mystica.
Much of the film is confounding; it's over six hours long, there's barely a plot for
those who decide to take the plunge and watch the film, and as for the acting, well…
But something's been drawing me back to the film recently, especially after having
seen certain films from 2016's Cinema One Originals' documentary category.
When one thinks of a documentary, one usually remembers talking heads or some sort of topic
or subject matter that is discussed in length in an audiovisual manner.
Not here.
Two of the three documentaries can hardly be classified documentaries at all, though
the definition of what a documentary is can be rather nebulous.
So what about Querido?
Films can be read in different ways.
What about this one?
In this video: The Apotheosis of Mystica: an Experimental Reading of Querido.
One of the major things that drew me back to Querido is the level of meta within the
film's framework.
At times we see the movie and behind the scenes footage filmed side by side, along with news
footage and actual home videos.
It soon becomes clear that the movie refuses to be defined by any one genre.
Fiction and reality distort and merge as the film changes shape and tone – a cinematic
chimera, if you will.
It's a technique used by collage films and experimental films.
And here, I think it's because the movie was made to be taken as a whole.
In its entirety, the film becomes personification.
As opposed to simple biopics that showcase the highlights of a person's life, Querido
the film is the personification of Mystica herself.
Querido starts with a macho dancer gyrating to a rendition of O Fortuna, a song about
fate – which ties itself into Querido's narrative of fate and destiny.
The macho dancer and the spotlights in the background represent different layers of Mystica's
personality, her Id, Ego and Superego manifesting in the frame.
They also represent her character as a performer, baring almost all, showing off on stage.
The names of her talents have food names in them, signifying the primordial life force.
Because as we all know, Bopis is an important part of the daily meal.
And a source of intrigue later in the story, Spicy Facebook, signifies the dangers of social
media if improperly used.
The scenes in the film can be segregated into Body, Mind and Spirit.
Body manifests in the form of the numerous love scenes between Mystica and her lover,
as well as her display of prowess in fighting, and her resistance to poison.
Mind manifests in the form of her environmental awareness, her thoughts regarding life and
the manifestation of her Id through the female gaze, as the object of her affection goes
through a majority of his scenes with a distinct lack of clothes.
Yes, even while rescuing a traffic accident victim.
That, and lots of macho dancing.
Lots and lots of macho dancing.
Also, in general, Mystica's naughty side and her sense of humor.
Her spirit manifests during the latter half of the film with sequences that would not
feel out of place in a religious program.
This, and her various claims to be able to heal the sick….
I guess I don't need this any more.
Oh look, garbage movies.
It's easy to dismiss Querido as a bad film.
You could ask why so many home movie sequences?
Well, she's baring the chronicle of her life to us.
Remember Simulacrum Tremendum?
It's 13 hours long and even has live piano accompaniment, and that's almost all home
movies.
Mostly everything else is a subjective judgement of style.
The most pertinent point that can be levied against Mystica's film is that it lacks
craft, a term that also defies convenient explanation.
But the lack of craft in this case can be intentional, giving the film a more personal
and raw character.
And this sense of rawness is also seen in the way the film is presented.
Mystica manages to make a film showing both her good qualities and her flaws, her weaknesses,
her idiosyncracies, her basic humanity, with Mystica being just as flawed as the film is
flawed, personification mirroring the self.
The film as apotheosis is not the transformation of art into a perfect, godlike creature, but
someone merely human, just like us.
We see movies that entertain us, that excite us, that make us feel the simple joy of living,
of loving.
We see movies that make us feel emotions or movies that make a statement.
We judge movies as good, or bad, but sometimes you have to look back to the movies you've
seen, and find diamonds in the rough.
Querido ends with a recorded interview of her life.
Here, she's happy and content with her friends and family, the talents that she's supported
over the years.
Like the film that personifies her, she's far from perfect.
And you know what?
That's okay.
Hello, Bane here. thanks for watching everyone, I'd tell you all to subscribe to my Patreon, IF I HAD ONE.
But anyway, thanks again.
Oh, and Happy April Fools day.
You do know this is kind of a joke video, right?
Or IS IT?)
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