Yeah it has.arsonfilms wrote:Before anybody blows out an artery, lets just take a moment to reflect on the fact that the official artwork has NOT yet been finalized or released.
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Yes, Breathless' design ultimately kept the spirit of the film; though I can appreciate Scharphedin2's points about where the design was coming from for Mishima vis-a-vis the way Mishima's novels were marketed in the West, representing Mishima's different personas, etc, I certainly hope that, even if the cover remains unchanged, the rest of the design incorporates more of the film and its many fine visual qualities (which no one can deny, I think, even if they dislike the film), or at least something less in the grips of psychedelia.Antoine Doinel wrote:Breathless, while surprising (and a design I think ultimately works), at least was true to the spirit of Godard in some sense. I have no idea what to make of Mishima. Looking at the cover, it's like I'm gearing up to watch [bTHE TRIPPED OUT ON TOTALLY AWESOME TABS EDITION[/b]
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I don't think the cover is horrible or that it would deter potential buyers (though I agree its a far cry from the refinement of the Patriotism cover). I'm mainly annoyed because I think the cover looks so similar to WR: Mysteries of the Organism, a mere 40 numbers ago.
Why the kaleidoscopic overkill?
Why the kaleidoscopic overkill?
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I think the complaint that the cover art could deter a viewer who has never seen the film is untrue. I have never seen Mishima (have only seen a few stills) but really like the cover. I'm not trying to be contentious for argument's sake (believe me I was one of the ones screaming about Viridiana, and a few others), but think it will look nice next to other 'cult' films like Symbiopsychotaxiplasm or Mysteries of the Organism, which it essentially is.
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My earlier comment--which you seem to be referencing--was made partly in jest. I certainly do not believe the cover art will scare away every newcomer, but I do think it has the potential to scare away some.rwaits wrote:I think the complaint that the cover art could deter a viewer who has never seen the film is untrue.
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I think it's more likely to attract potential buyers, with its colors and so forth. It just doesn't reflect the movie.reno dakota wrote:My earlier comment--which you seem to be referencing--was made partly in jest. I certainly do not believe the cover art will scare away every newcomer, but I do think it has the potential to scare away some.rwaits wrote:I think the complaint that the cover art could deter a viewer who has never seen the film is untrue.
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you'll be disappointed if that's your only point of referenceAlonzo the Armless wrote:I like the cover a lot, have never seen the movie, but now want to.
uh, the Criterion section? where it will look terribly out of place.rwaits wrote:but really, what section will this dvd wind up in at, say, your local Borders?
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No one as far as I know has objected to the color pink. To my knowledge it was only used in reference to the first draft of the Viridiana cover.luridedith wrote:What is with you guys and the colour pink?
Some references to help everyone adjust
Yokoo Tadanori: The Great Mirror of the Dance as an Immolative Sacrifice
Calligraphy with the poster's title, was written by Mishima
Yokoo Tadanori: Barakei: Ordeal by Roses
* Tadanori briefly appears in Mishima during the Kyoko's House noodle stand sequence.
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Not to mention King of Kings, probably designed by the original Viridiana designer, and itself just this side of Total Tackorama. "Come See The New, Pop, Commie, Homo Christ! Tonite at Bowery Ballroom!"kinjitsu wrote:No one as far as I know has objected to the color pink. To my knowledge it was only used in reference to the first draft of the Viridiana cover.
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None other than Birdey Hilltop from Oshima's Diary of a Shinjuku Thief, and if they had stuck with something more along the lines of what you posted, instead of throwing little heads everywhere and adding layer upon layer of photoshopped images, we wouldn't have a squabble.kinjitsu wrote:Yokoo Tadanori, "Yukio Mishima."