Journal #4 "Blow-Up"

I think that the film Blow Up is pretty interesting. I think that the movie is mostly about reality and fantasy. It really makes you think. I think that as a viewer, you are supposed to question what is really real and what is not. I am a photographer myself so I was automatically interested in the film because it revolves around one main character who is a photographer. The film mostly spans one day I believe. Perhaps it is two days? Either way, the photographer has a very nonchalant attitude about everything. He seems to be very confident, or cocky even. He seems to have no shame and goes from one strange situation to another with very little reaction. I think that perhaps this may be about indulgence. It is interesting to watch the way that he reacts to everyone and everything around him. The only time he really reacts in a huge way is when he notices the strange body in the photograph and starts obsessively making enlargement after enlargement. Even then however, when the two young girls come and interrupt this work he just stops to play around with them, totally has this wild orgy interaction with them and then kicks them out to resume his obsessive work.
Going back to the fantasy thing, one main hint about the “what is reality” thing is at the end. The fact that mimes are present right away brings up the question of reality. Right when you see them at the end, you remember them from the very beginning of the film and right away it signifies a kind of tying up or a kind of theme thing. Then, the mimes become the center of what is going on when they start “playing” tennis. When the main character joins the game and interacts with them it ties him into the reality, non-reality thing. When he throws the ball to them and then you hear it that is where it becomes really trippy. This right away makes you wonder if what has happened in the film has been really happening or at least really been what it appeared to be. This idea is also supported further when the main character disappears in the giant field of green grass. One very interesting thing about the film is that if I remember correctly, the main character does not have a name. Maybe I am remembering incorrectly but if they actually never say it in the film what could that possibly be about? Many of the events, or actually it seems like all of the events in the film are left unresolved. What happened to the girl? Who came into his studio? What happened with the murder? These unresolved issues make you think about them and question them. The story is very suspenseful. I’d like to learn more about the story and the film because it is interesting, however I am not sure if I am right on all of these thoughts and would like to know any other meanings behind the story.