High Rise

[Nearly Sane]

Essay triggered by last year's adaptation of J G Ballard's High Rise. I remember reading Ballard in the late 70s early 80s following on listening avidly to A Book at Bedtime doing The Drowned World and thinking he had the 80s presciently correct, perhaps this becomes more true



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[Udayana]

We saw this.

Ballard was brilliant and but the film was truly awful - boring, dark, un-inspired or even up to date - like a trip back to the worst of 70's. Oh dear - what a shame we are headed back there!

[Nearly Sane]

We saw this.

Ballard was brilliant and but the film was truly awful - boring, dark, un-inspired or even up to date - like a trip back to the worst of 70's. Oh dear - what a shame we are headed back there!

Yes, I feared it might be. But then I struggle with modern film as opposed to television. I also think Ballard is very difficult to adapt. Crash was reasonable but even with Cronenberg, who might have been thought of as the ideal director, it didn't live up to the poetic weirdness of Ballard. He is better suited to audio, and to the music he has inspired.