Arizona Dream 4K 1993 Ultra HD 2160p

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“Arizona Dream” (1993) is a whimsical and surreal drama from director Emir Kusturica that immerses viewers in a world of dreams and fantasies. The main character, Axel Blackmar, played by Johnny Depp, is an eccentric and dreamy young man working as a fish inspector in New York City. His life changes dramatically when he returns to Arizona for the wedding of his Uncle Leo, played by Jerry Lewis. There, Axel meets two unusual women, Elaine (Faye Dunaway), who has a passionate dream of building a flying car, and her stepdaughter Grace (Lili Taylor), who dreams of becoming a turtle. The movie explores themes of dreams, eccentricity and the search for meaning in life, immersing the audience in a strange and magical world where the line between reality and fantasy becomes blurred.

Review 4K Movie

Having seen this movie, I felt rather strange. This bubbly feeling in my gut kept me up in the night. I felt I had to do something for this film, confess my love in a letter, send it flowers, buy it Champagne. It left me gasping. I wanted more. So the rest of the night I watched the special features on the DVD.

I realise that it is sad to have emotions about a film that would usually be reserved for living beings, however I am completely unashamed. If this movie was a man, I'd do unspeakable things to it. I don't care what it's "about". I don't give a monkey's about any "plot" that it may or may not have. I have not searched for anything that everybody conditioned to Hollywood films, however good or bad they may be, inevitably searches for in a film. Why do you need to be spoonfed? Can you not just completely let go and enjoy a work of art for its mere beauty?

Sorry, journeying into pretentious land.

This is undoubtedly my absolute favourite Johnny Depp film, it used to be a toss up between Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Dead Man, but I admit that this surpasses them by a fraction. I'd actually like to say that I preferred Dead Man, but I, um, didn't. Sorry. I feel I have cheated on Dead Man.

There are certain scenes in Arizona Dream that show things about Johnny Depp as a performer that I never would have suspected. In this film he stepped into a realm shared by characters in the films of Fellini and Brunuel. It pleases me that he can do art house as fantastically as this and do mainstream as well, although I do not entirely approve of the stuff that is too mainstream (I.E. Pirates).

His character is beautifully complex, he is a kook, but a sexy kook, and he is everything else besides. The other performances are also wonderful. Gallo is a nutcase, Taylor needs therapy, Dunaway is at the same time tyrannical and naive. Sure the characters contradict themselves, but don't we? It just keeps it all the more desirable and fascinating.

For anybody who appreciates surrealist art, this is a must see. For anybody who appreciates Johnny Depp, there is no question that this film is absolutely essential.