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It's about madness

Now that everything is made for Heart String Marionette... looking at it all... what it turned out to be... The story... the setting... the characters... their twisted faces... and... lately I've felt like I've been losing my mind... I've gone so far and so deep into so many things since "We are the Strange" in an attempt to do something better, more sincere, more powerful... I think I've driven myself a little crazy...

Because now that I look at it all together... I'm a little scared... now... I'm not scared myself... I'm scared for you... Because this film... its about madness... it is madness... I finally have the technical skill to create what's really in my head... not a caricature version or some rough proxy... this is the real stuff... and its madness...

Maybe there's a reason film's were made by groups of people? Maybe there's a reason for gatekeepers and decision makers to tell you "No, thats a little too much" Yeh.... well its too late for that...MUAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA

Heart String Marionette is about madness.... it is madness... to me the world is mad... our souls are tortured, twisted, dark and crazy things... swirling with violent imagery and syncopated screams...

Art is a mirror... of one's soul and the world around them...

I don't know if this has happened before? You will be able to look into my mirror... in full motion...

Real madness... I could write something here to sum it all up... but its a line from the film and I don't want to waste the surprise ^ ^

So I am scared... not for me and the STRANGE out there ^ ^ You know who you are... you will love it BUT I'll tell you a secret... This is my plan... To make a film YOU will love and to cause everyone else to die inside... That is why the tagline is "YOU WILL DIE... INSIDE" So YOU the people in the know I hope you will take it as your responsibility to warn all the normal people not to watch it when it is released... I mean we wouldn't want to cause them any psychological or emotional harm right?

MADNESS... I don't know why but it excites me and makes me feel all cold and spiky inside... Have you been waiting for a film with real madness inside? A dangerous film? One in which all decisions were made not based on commercial interests or "practicality" but based on one persons madness? I've been waiting for such a film... thats what I want to see... so I have to go and make it.

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  1. Dude. Im starting to need this this madness its what I have wanted the crazyness the rebellion all of it I dont want it I NEED it. Thank you Mdotm thank you.

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  2. “'But I don’t want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
    'Oh, you can’t help that,' said the Cat. 'We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.'
    'How do you know I’m mad?' said Alice.
    'You must be,” said the Cat. 'or you wouldn’t have come here.'”

    -Lewis Carrol

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  3. Yes I know what you mean. I've always being intrigued by madness. and I love how Cathy just quoted Alice in wonderland. That seemed to be the start for me although I was always different.

    I'm Excited for this film and I'm also really hoping it is good. Not to say I doubt you but because I have allowed my self to become way to hyped for it.

    I can't wait to see what your mirror will reflect next M

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  4. *Nerve-wracking excitement*

    Oh my goodness! What's this dude going to do?!!!!!

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  5. Dude you have no idea how much I'm looking forward to seeing this film.

    If it compares favorably to this, I'll be satisfied:
    http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/536125/midori%20clip.mov

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  6. @David

    Ok that was gory..what was that from anywho?

    That made me feel both somewhat intrigued and really frustrated at the same time...weird

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  7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_(1992_film)

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