The state of being present is a gift in For I Only Needed Awakening
Rachel Goldsworthy's short film For I Only Needed Awakening takes its audience on an adventure through the landscape of China. It focuses on many details of the culture, the vast, stunning environment and the unique people that live there. These beautiful images explore the state of being present, which has become a rare gift to receive in a world that is always striving toward the future or immortalizing the past. In the process, the treasure of living in the moment can be lost. This film actually cherishes the present tense and shows why it is such a benefit to us all.
One of the strengths of this film is that it travels and never stays in one location for very long. The shot of the wheel turning and overlooking the water in the beginning is so simple and at the same time that simplicity makes it special. It's a quiet moment that is ambiguous enough to be whatever we want it to be. There is no limitation in its meaning.
The change in locations throughout is not just part of the aesthetic of featuring multiple shots of beauty. Rather, it expresses that …show more content…
The song is called Dreams by Nuages. It blends ethereal vocals, uplifting beats and part of an excerpt from Alan Watts' speech The Dream of Life to enforce the significance of action rather than passivity. "And finally you would dream where you are now." These words glide over happy scenes and encourage a sense of absolute possibility. They connect the words "dream" and "now" which are not usually in the same sentence. They emphasize the rare gift of enjoying moments right as they're happening as opposed to hours or days afterward. In those moments, we are not overthinking or assessing what our life should be or what it was. We are simply alive and experiencing all the little details that make life so
Rachel Goldsworthy's short film For I Only Needed Awakening takes its audience on an adventure through the landscape of China. It focuses on many details of the culture, the vast, stunning environment and the unique people that live there. These beautiful images explore the state of being present, which has become a rare gift to receive in a world that is always striving toward the future or immortalizing the past. In the process, the treasure of living in the moment can be lost. This film actually cherishes the present tense and shows why it is such a benefit to us all.
One of the strengths of this film is that it travels and never stays in one location for very long. The shot of the wheel turning and overlooking the water in the beginning is so simple and at the same time that simplicity makes it special. It's a quiet moment that is ambiguous enough to be whatever we want it to be. There is no limitation in its meaning.
The change in locations throughout is not just part of the aesthetic of featuring multiple shots of beauty. Rather, it expresses that …show more content…
The song is called Dreams by Nuages. It blends ethereal vocals, uplifting beats and part of an excerpt from Alan Watts' speech The Dream of Life to enforce the significance of action rather than passivity. "And finally you would dream where you are now." These words glide over happy scenes and encourage a sense of absolute possibility. They connect the words "dream" and "now" which are not usually in the same sentence. They emphasize the rare gift of enjoying moments right as they're happening as opposed to hours or days afterward. In those moments, we are not overthinking or assessing what our life should be or what it was. We are simply alive and experiencing all the little details that make life so