Magic Trip
Magic Journey follows the road trip of the author Ken Kesey and his "band of merry pranksters," while driving across America and lots of drugs. What has been brilliant this great experience? Do you understand the heart of America in the 1960s? Did they learn the strengths and limits the movement of the disadvantages? Do you think that the truths about themselves, the answer to all these questions is "No." They have yet to see loads of psychedelic drugs is impressive. No wonder, watching movies at home of an interest group, selfish hippie, and treat them with stories of their holidays for 1964 was not very exciting, deep and rewarding.
After the assassination of Kennedy on the eve of the New York World's Fair, Ken Kesey, has decided to convene a group of friends and travels around the United States, at the same time a lot of LSD. Kesey first exposed to drugs during their stay at Stanford, where it was used in experiments aimed at studying the effects of anxiety and depression (which is actually designed the tool of the CIA, the question is possible.) As for the best scene the film, co-directors Alison Ellwood Alex Gibney and value of the animation project Kesey register, when he was out of her mind Acid. Kesey was a true believer in the power of the drug, and saw himself as an explorer of the new wave of explorers, because he rarely consciousness.And soloist, led a group of friends ever, "well known.
We never really talked about how most of the "Merry Pranksters" were associated with Kesey or why they chose to enroll in this psychedelic trip. Apart from Kesey, the most notable member of the group was Neal Cassady, which was the basis for Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road. The group (or at least men), dressed in red, white and blue to celebrate America, but almost everything they think it looks more like a celebration of self. They bought a school bus, painted it up with psychedelic patterns and colors, and named the bus "Further". When the journey begins, not everyone gets a nickname (eg, "naked", "Zonk"), then they shot a lot, but no one knew how to use a camera or sound equipment.
The result is a collection of audio-video, voice-over mashed potatoes (not in sync has never been recorded) and the joker is still alive to talk about off-camera is not on their adventure. The festive crowd celebrating biggest problem is that it is never right to move through the film, the camera lens and it shows them what they really are. In one scene, one of the pranksters recalls how during the trip, went to the muddy water, and it looked like algae called him and drag him to their world. The documentary has been the history of this beautiful image of a vibrant blue water underwater camera. Then cut into the actual footage and see the chick covered in slime. Although the company says the experience more complete, it is always short, and especially in movies to convey the psychedelic experience, when the soul Kesey record his first LSD trip.
