ThE WORLd OF JOShUA kANE: FEAR THEM !!!
DAY OF THE ZERO.
Shot entirely on hand-held video cameras, DAY OF THE ZERO is director EGON ROMSK’s debut feature, portraying the lives of two insane artists as they plot an act of vengeance against their critics. Day of the Zero is the name the two artists give to the fateful date on which they will carry out their heinous act of revenge, a day towards which they race inexorably throughout the film. The two protagonists, Joshua Kane (11) and Mister Zero (9) are obsessed with documenting their every movement, filming even the smallest detail in their well-executed plan. To avoid detection, they store their camcorder footage in a safety deposit box, ultimately requesting that their stored legacy is left in the hands of any major television network, thereby ensuring their posthumous fame. The video diaries include footage of the seemingly normal family lives of the 2 insane men (with both sets of families being played by the artists real families), and also make it abundantly clear the influence of media violence, depression, unhappiness and stress and causes for their intended murder of inartistic critics of their art. The artists are not to blame for their wilful acts of destruction, BUT SOCIETY HAS DRIVEN THEM TO IT.
A classic scene in this disturbing film is when Mister Zero stands in a corner of a badly lit room, shouting.
“ I am mister Zero, I will not be defeated. I have recently been told of
an ancient druid custom to ward off evil sound spirits. Tonight, two friends,
Penny and Farthing Black, and I shall dress up as potatoes and facing Ursa
Major; we will chant BUGGERBOYS, BUGGERBOYS, and BUGGERBOYS. Until dawn. Lets
just see what those blasted wind machines make of that!”
As Mister Zero shouts this message, we are given subliminal; images of giant wind turbines, naked women and various assortment of cream cakes. When Mister Zero has finished shouting. He turns from the corner and looks at the camera, he is wearing a mask that looks like Joshua Kane. He is wearing strange clothing and he starts to shake. He then urinates everywhere and then a close up of his mouth, oozing saliva he whispers.
“ I am unravelling like the loose thread of a skirt made of wind. I am
held together by hairspray and chocolate. I’m starting to stand in corners for
no reason.”
As Mister Zero tells the viewer this. Joshua Kane wearing a mask that looks like Mister Zero is crawling on the floor around Mister Zero wearing the mask of Joshua Kane. We hear him making strange sounds, sounds of whooshing. Whooshing. Whooshing!
Finally, after the violence of the revenge. The flashing images of sexual behaviour with young teenagers and the disgusting torture and murder of the art critics. We see Joshua Kane and Mister Zero sitting in a café drinking coffee and eating biscuits. They both turn to the camera and smile. Together they say:
“ It’s an interesting paradox, how an externally imposed fear can be such a
motivator, whereas internally derived fear so commonly causes paralysis.”
Egon Romsk has created a visually stylish film. Obviously influenced by David Lynch, but managing to be more bizarre, vague, bewildering, shocking, disgusting, confusing, violent and horrific compared to the works of Mister Lynch. If this film does not make you feel repulsed, disgusted and sick, then you are certainly one of the Code!
Review by KLAUS TURBINE.
posted by JOShUA kANE at 10:18 AM
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