Henry Fool. Seriously.
Posted by Gabby
My favorite movie of all time is Hal Hartley’s Henry Fool. I know, what the fuck is wrong with me? I don’t know either. People can’t understand this about me, but I don’t know, I can’t explain it. People always love movies like “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” or “Driving Miss Daisy.” My mom loves “Fried Green Tomatoes.” What the fuck? I love Henry Fool, fuck you.
Sorry, I don’t mean to be harsh. But I just love something about the delicacy of Hal Hartley’s films. The awkward characters, the dim lighting, the raw intensity of Parker Poser. She breaks my heart every time. And I mean, his movies are BORING. Like incredibly boring. But that’s why I like them. Life is boring. Life sucks. Life is a giant egg you can suck, but even in the face of this fucking ridiculous world, you can find something delicate and light and beautiful to make out of it. Like how Parker Posey saves herself by selling out to the French government in “Fay Grim.” Here is this small, naïve creature trying to scrape out a life for herself when a big, fat opportunity falls in her lap – and even if it means selling national secrets - she takes it and saves herself and her perverted son from eternal damnation in the dregs of society. I love her perverted son. What a weirdo.
