ali: fear eats the soul (1974)

last week i finally watched ali: fear eats the soul (1974). it had been sitting on top of my tv since at least january, but i could never get in the mood. in part, i thought it was going to be heavier than it was. like so much of what i've been watching/reading/listening to recently, there's a certain ambiguity to the characters and the film. are they inspriationally optimistic under difficult circumstances? or are they just doomed from the stars? or both? either way, there's a poignant, unmistakable humananity about it. the last scene at the bar was equally uplifting and crushing.

ps. seriously, dude looks like something out of a turbonegro video. i wouldn't be surprised if they took their inspiration from him.

get the criterion, blood.