Another Kevin Robertson Review....
"In The Can" and on television tonight on CH in Ontario is "Don & Corey & Dawn" a short by Chris Pozzobon.
"Don & Corey & Dawn" combines all the best elements of such acclaimed motion pictures as "Brokeback Mountain" and "Jacob's Ladder"; merged in a sweat-filled orgy of brilliance to create one of the most compelling and complicated psychological character studies ever attempted by a short film. This is a story of an extremely disturbed individual and his struggle to reclaim his sanity.
In this follow-up to the immensely popular, "Don & Cory Were Friends"we are introduced to the brand new character, "Dawn"; who is actually the "imaginary representation" of Corey's feelings of "attraction" and "rejection" towards his friend and roommate "Don".Corey's inner struggle to suppress these "secret feelings" has ultimately resulted in his complete mental breakdown. Ultimately, the way in which he chooses to cope with these emotions, is by avoiding them all together; this is accomplished through the creation of an imaginary female named"Dawn".
By giving a visual form to his inner turmoil, Corey has created for himself a vessel in which he is able to project and unload all of his "unwanted" feelings upon. As a result "Dawn" becomes a symbol of both his "desire" and his "self-loathing" as through her, he is able to fanaticize about the kind of relationship he only wishes he could have with his roommate "Don",complete with"sing-a-longs and "snugglefights".
As the film progresses, we witness the further deterioration of Corey's mental state. The internal balance between "love" and "hate" becomes dangerously unstable as Corey's "self-loathing" (which fuelsthe existence of "Dawn") gradually mutates into an intense "jealousy" of her. That heated jealously inevitably gives rise to primal animal attraction as Corey develops a relentless sex-urgefor his very own imaginary creation. As a result,the "arrangement" that Corey had so carefully crafted in his mind completely collapses upon itself, leaving him in a state of "limbo",with no ability to decipher between fantasy and reality. It is here, that Corey encounters JR's character "Dave" (the mysterious martial artist of the mind) once again.
Like "Dawn", "Dave" is also an imaginary creation of Don and Cory. He exists in a cluttered filled garage surrounded by the variousforgotten, neglected and ignored items of the world (including Corey's "true" feelings for Don/Dawn). It is in Dave's magical lair thatCorey is finally confronted and forced to realize the only way tosalvation is by "slamming" the truth. Corey agrees and decided to go tell Don/Dawn how he really feels about them
In the end Corey expresses his true feelings to Don/Dawn and a great weight islifted from his shoulders. His "self-loathing" dissipates as the fictitious "Dawn" gets ready to finally leave the house forever; and his newly found self-confidence is rewarded (by his brain)through the introduction of Dawn's imaginary twin sister"Korey", who quickly replaces her and his roommate, as the object of his desire!
"Don & Corey & Dawn" combines all the best elements of such acclaimed motion pictures as "Brokeback Mountain" and "Jacob's Ladder"; merged in a sweat-filled orgy of brilliance to create one of the most compelling and complicated psychological character studies ever attempted by a short film. This is a story of an extremely disturbed individual and his struggle to reclaim his sanity.
In this follow-up to the immensely popular, "Don & Cory Were Friends"we are introduced to the brand new character, "Dawn"; who is actually the "imaginary representation" of Corey's feelings of "attraction" and "rejection" towards his friend and roommate "Don".Corey's inner struggle to suppress these "secret feelings" has ultimately resulted in his complete mental breakdown. Ultimately, the way in which he chooses to cope with these emotions, is by avoiding them all together; this is accomplished through the creation of an imaginary female named"Dawn".
By giving a visual form to his inner turmoil, Corey has created for himself a vessel in which he is able to project and unload all of his "unwanted" feelings upon. As a result "Dawn" becomes a symbol of both his "desire" and his "self-loathing" as through her, he is able to fanaticize about the kind of relationship he only wishes he could have with his roommate "Don",complete with"sing-a-longs and "snugglefights".
As the film progresses, we witness the further deterioration of Corey's mental state. The internal balance between "love" and "hate" becomes dangerously unstable as Corey's "self-loathing" (which fuelsthe existence of "Dawn") gradually mutates into an intense "jealousy" of her. That heated jealously inevitably gives rise to primal animal attraction as Corey develops a relentless sex-urgefor his very own imaginary creation. As a result,the "arrangement" that Corey had so carefully crafted in his mind completely collapses upon itself, leaving him in a state of "limbo",with no ability to decipher between fantasy and reality. It is here, that Corey encounters JR's character "Dave" (the mysterious martial artist of the mind) once again.
Like "Dawn", "Dave" is also an imaginary creation of Don and Cory. He exists in a cluttered filled garage surrounded by the variousforgotten, neglected and ignored items of the world (including Corey's "true" feelings for Don/Dawn). It is in Dave's magical lair thatCorey is finally confronted and forced to realize the only way tosalvation is by "slamming" the truth. Corey agrees and decided to go tell Don/Dawn how he really feels about them
In the end Corey expresses his true feelings to Don/Dawn and a great weight islifted from his shoulders. His "self-loathing" dissipates as the fictitious "Dawn" gets ready to finally leave the house forever; and his newly found self-confidence is rewarded (by his brain)through the introduction of Dawn's imaginary twin sister"Korey", who quickly replaces her and his roommate, as the object of his desire!
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