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GIBSON LIVE ON FILM

Today's movie was

No Maps For These Territories (2000)

They put William Gibson in a limo and drove him from LA to his home in Toronto.

On the way they shot a lot of film of him talking about his work and the cyber life we lead today.

The film is full of neat effects that really enhance rather than detract from Gibson's spiel.

For example, the scenes outside the window sometimes reverse. Gibson appears and disappears in the seat.

The car window serves, from time to time, as a slide show with words and shit. It goes up and down to change the picture.

I know. It sounds infantile but it is not. It is all rather sophisticated use of actual cyber-techniques.

I enjoyed it. I think that a familiarity with Gibson's work is mandatory to really get down and wallow in it but I think that anyone would enjoy the thoughts and the effects.

I have read all Gibson's work so far except the short stories which I am working through slowly.

He is a unique voice and a shaman of the cyberpunk fiction movement.

I am not sure that he invented it but he sure made it work.

This would be a 5 out of Netflix5 for me.