Tarnation

A few words that can help describe how Tarnation made me feel: shocked, awed, uncomfortable, moved. I thought this movie was not like any other movie i have ever seen. The begining of the movie, when john was showing a collection of home made movies of him at a young age, helped illustrate how disturbed Johns childhood really was. I mean dont get me wrong, almost all of us played around with a camera to make home movies when we were young, but not to the degree john did. I thought it was funny and really clever how john cross dressed to be able to get into 18 and over bars. I also felt that John gained a particular artistic view at a young age, could it have been from smoking pcp laced weed? Something else i really enjoyed about this film, it was an autobiography and a biography at the same time. I think John did a perfect job at exposing the mistreatment of his mother, ultimatly driving her to insanity. He helped show the audience that the people you are grown up learning to trust (Doctors, Therapists etc.) could actually be the people that can hurt you most.
I really enjoyed how John used all different clips of home made films, movies, and different music all throughout the film. I felt John used certain clips or music that may have influenced or impacted his life in some way?
But overall I really enjoyed this movie, it was a diefferent experience for me.