UMichel, inkokeli yehlelo.Isundance Intloko ngasentla emantla edlula i-Echo Park eGlendale Boulevard kwaye uya kudlula kwi-Angelus Temple enkulu. Yakuba yakwazi ukuhlalisa amakholwa okwenene angaphezu kwama-5,300, icawe enkulu yakhiwa ngeminyaka yoo-1920 ngumvulindlela osasazo ongumvangeli u-Aimee Semple McPherson— Ubomi bakhe baba yi-Coen Brothers movie, ugcwalise ngokuqweqwedisa.
Ukuba unethamsanqa ngokwaneleyo ukumenyelwa kuAndy Samberg noJoanna Newsom's Igumbi lama-41 lenduli ezintabeni , eza ngokugqibeleleyo kunye nomqolomba wokucamngca owenziwe ngabantu kunye neatrium, uya kuba uyatyetyiswa kwesinye sezona zakhiwo ziphambili ezakhelwe iKrotona Colony, ikomkhulu elicetywayo lekomkhulu leTheosophy Society, elizinikele kubulumko bamandulo nakulwazi lobuthixo. Kwaye kunzima ukuphosa ilitye kule dolophu ngaphandle kokubetha ilitye lesikhumbuzo elibuyiselwe ngokugqibeleleyo kwiScientology, esandula ukutshintsha isuka kwinkolo yendlu engekho semthethweni yaseHollywood iye kumhlali oveze umbane wenkunkuma.
Ayingawo onke amaziko angaphambili nawangoku kwinto ekunokuthiwa ngesisa imbali yaseLos Angeles yenkolo yobuninzi bezinto ezintle. ENtshona Hollywood, Umthi weentyatyambo, ixesha elide ungumthombo onokuthenjwa we-veggie burger (ukuba ukule nto), yayikhe yayivenkile yeyogathi enomkhenkce ephethwe yiBuddhafield, indawo yokomoya egxile kwindlu ediliziweyo kwakudala isitalato. Amalungu eqela ahlala kumakhaya ajikeleze ubumelwane ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-80 nasekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-90. Inkokeli yawo, owayesakuba ngumdanisi, wasilela kumdlali weqonga, kunye nomthandi weSpeedo owaziwa ngokwahlukeneyo njengoMichel, uAndreas okanye uMfundisi-ntsapho, wayehlala endlwini kwisitalato iGenesee iminyaka eli-17.
Abantu bathanda ukucinga ukuba i-LA iyothusa ngakumbi. Inyani yile kukho abantu abasesichengeni kuyo yonke indawo emhlabeni.
Kwimbali ende yaseLos Angeles emibalabala yeentshukumo zonqulo, iBuddhafield iye yakwazi ukuphatha iblip. Kodwa oko kubonakala ngathi kuyatshintsha kule nyanga nge Isihogo esingcwele.
Uxwebhu olonyuliweyo lwe-Sundance Grand Jury Prize luvela ku-Will Allen, umenzi wefilimu kunye nosindileyo ongene kule nkolo njengefilimu eneminyaka engama-22 ubudala ephuma kwi-SMU kwaye washiya iminyaka engama-22 kamva yonakele, ididekile kwaye inezitokhwe zevidiyo. Ifilimu eboniswe kuloo mifanekiso yenye yezona zisenyongweni kunye neemvakalelo ezibandakanya iimviwo zokuba intshukumo yokomoya ebonakala ngathi inobungozi inokutshintsha ibe lihlelo elonakalisayo. Ikwayenye yamabali e-LA awakhe athethwa.
Le yinto enokwenzeka naphina, kwaye iyenzeka, utshilo uMnu.Allen, ovula ifilimu kunye ne-LA kwimpelaveki yeSuku lweSikhumbuzo, kwaye iyakwandiswa iye kwi-CNN nakwiNetflix kamva kulo nyaka. Abantu bathanda ukucinga ukuba i-LA iyothusa ngakumbi. Inyani yile kukho abantu abasesichengeni kuyo yonke indawo emhlabeni.
Ngokwenene? Kunzima ukucinga ngomntu okhohlakeleyo we-LA ngaphezulu kwe-narcissist ye-pathological uMnu. Allen osabhekisa kuye njengo-Mfundisi-ntsapho, Usana lukaRosemary ababebanga ukuba ngumjelo kulwazi oluvela kuThixo ngelixa kunqabile ukuba banxibe ngaphezulu kweSpeedo okanye i-leotard. Mhlawumbi kwakulula ukuhamba unxibe iSpeedo ngalo lonke ixesha, ivumela uMnu. Allen. Yindawo ekuxolelayo ukungazinzi.
Yongeza uAllen, owakhulela eAltadena naseNewport Beach edlala ipolo yamanzi kwaye wayengaziwa ngoSpeedos, ayikulungelanga ukunxiba iSpeedos ngalo lonke ixesha. Ngenye yezo zinto apho kufuneka 'ulahle ingqondo yakho.' Umnumzana Allen uyatyibilika, njengoko esenza ngamanye amaxesha, eBuddhafield uthetha. Inkqubo iqhuba ngokunzulu, utshilo.
Sonke sijongeka ngathi sisidenge, kwaye siyazi- kodwa yile nto besiyiyo. Sasimsulwa kwaye sivuma kwizinto esingazange sazenza.
Ifilimu ngumzamo kaMnumzana Allen wokushicilela amashumi amabini nangaphezulu kumashumi eminyaka kwi-thrall yoMfundisi-ntsapho, indoda eyayisebenzisa i-hypnotherapy phakathi kwezinye iindlela ezininzi zobuqhetseba, ngokusondeleyo kangangoko kwindlela eyafumana ngayo amava. Ngenxa yoko, isiqingatha sokuqala somboniso bhanya-bhanya sidlala ngokungathi singenantengiso, kunye noMnumzana Allen kunye ne-100 ye-naiveté yelungu kunye nelungu kunye nokuzinikela ngokupheleleyo.
Ndinyamezele ngokwenene ukwenza isiqingatha sokuqala sefilimu, ucacisa uMnu Allen. Kwakungathi, ‘andinakuyenza le ndoda ibonakale ilungile.’ Kodwa kwakufuneka ndenze njalo. Kwakukuphela kwendlela yokwenza ukuba abantu baqonde indlela esicinga ngayo kunye nendlela esivakalelwa ngayo. Sonke sijongeka ngathi sisidenge, kwaye siyazi- kodwa yile nto besiyiyo. Sasimsulwa kwaye sivuma kwizinto esingazange sazenza.
Oko kubandakanya izityholo ezibonisa ukudlwengulwa kunye nokuxhatshazwa ngokwesondo kwamalungu eqela nguTitshala, kunye nokuphathwa gadalala ngokwasemzimbeni nangokwengqondo kwamalungu ababhinqileyo kubandakanya ukubanyanzela ukuba bakhuphe izisu. Utitshala wayexhalabele impilo nokubonakala, ezinokuthi zizibonakalise ngeendlela ezinesidima (besitya kakhulu kwaye bephepha iziyobisi kunye notywala), engaqhelekanga (kabini ngeveki kunyanzeliswa izifundo zeballet), kwaye kuphazamisa (wenza amalungu azame iplastiki. utyando ngaphambi kokuba abone ukuba kujongeka njani).
Akufuneki ukuba, ukuzibhaptiza kweli hlabathi, okokuqala ukwenza ifilimu kwaye ngoku ukuthetha ngayo, ibe ngamava acelomngeni. Umnumzana Allen, njengabahlobo bakhe abaninzi kunye namalungu angaphambili aboniswe kumdlalo bhanyabhanya, uhlala elila xa ebalisa ngamava akhe.
Utitshala undibangela, utshilo. Ndiva ilizwi lakhe, kwaye injengenja kaPavlov. Ndiva iimfundiso zakhe ezininzi- kwaye uninzi lwazo ayizizo ezokwenyani- kwaye ndiyavumelana nazo nangona ziphuma emlonyeni wakhe. Esi sesona siphambili. Kodwa wawabeka bucala amava am. Uthathe into esulungekileyo, kwaye wadibanisa amandla akhe amabi kakhulu kuyo. Wongeza uMnu Allen, andikuthandi ukucamngca ngoku.
Saye saqaphela ukuba sineempawu ezininzi zehlelo. Singathi, ‘Ewe, sinenkokeli enomtsalane.’ Kwaye ke sonke siya kuhleka.
Ekugqibeleni utitshala wayeza kulihambisa iqela elo laya e-Austin, eTexas, apho baphinde baphinda bayakha kwakhona bakha indawo yeqonga yokubeka iibhalethi zabo. Esinye sezityhilelo eziphazamisayo kwifilimu kukuba uMichel, ngoku obizwa ngokuba nguAndreas, usasebenza eHawaii. Kodwa kunzima ukucinga ukuba kuza kwintyatyambo yokuqala naphina ngaphandle kweLos Angeles.
Umbhali uMike Davis, incwadi yakhe IsiXeko seQuartz kufunwa ukufundelwa kwakhe nabani na onethemba lokufumana naluphi na uhlobo lokuqonda nge-dystopia ye-L.A ithiyori ezintlanu Isizathu sokuba amahlelo kunye namahlelo enkolo axhaphake kule ndawo ngaphambi kweMfazwe yesibini (II) yeHlabathi.
Njenge-sanatorium yesizwe, le ndawo yatsala inani eligqithisileyo labantu abagulayo, abagwetyelweyo, nabasesichengeni ngokubanzi. Yayiyinkunkqele yomntu ongusomashishini ongaphumelelanga kunye nabantu abathandana nenkolo abatsalwa ngamanqaku azimiseleyo kunye nembali yendawo ye-utopias yezopolitiko nezenkolo. Mhlawumbi eyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu, utshilo uMnu. Davis, eLos Angeles babengenayo icawa yamaProtestanti ebalaseleyo okanye ecacileyo kwaye ke yayiyindawo evulekileyo yoqhekeko.
Unokongeza kolo luhlu ubume bendalo baseNtshona kwiinkolo zaseMpuma njengohlobo olukhethwe nguMfundisi-ntsapho. Asizange sabona mntu wenza le nto besiyenza, utshilo uMnu. Allen. Wayezisa ifilosofi yaseMpuma eNtshona. Sonke sikhuliswe ngefilosofi zaseNtshona. Oku kwakungekho ubuKatolika. Sasingazalwa ngokutsha. Asizange sibone ingozi efanayo kuyo.
Intoni Isihogo esingcwele Ingqina ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba yimpendulo yalombuzo mdala: ngaba abantu abakwiinkonzo bayazi ukuba bakunye? Impendulo ayisiyiyo kuphela, kodwa ngokwengxelo eyoyikisayo, baqhula malunga nembono ngelixa isenzeka kubo, njengamaxhoba enkcubeko ye-pop kwi-movie eyoyikisayo kaKevin Williamson.
Asizange sicinge ukuba sikwihlelo elithile, utshilo uMnu. Allen. Saye saqaphela ukuba sineempawu ezininzi zehlelo. Singathi, ‘Ewe, sinenkokeli enomtsalane.’ Kwaye ke sonke siya kuhleka.
