…the structure of the film reminded me of that most formalist of children’s programming: the Teletubbies. For those of you who’ve never had a chance to experience the show, it’s important to understand that the structure is rooted in repetition. Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Po and Laa-Laa all take turns exhibiting short subject documentaries via the televisions embedded (in true Cronenbergian fashion) in their stomachs. Once a given clip concludes, the Teletubbies all jump up and down and shot “again, again!” And, indeed, the clip is shown again in its entirety. It’s astounding! This almost ritualistic format was developed around cognitive psychology studies, and I’d argue that what makes it so precisely appealing to its target audience is the same principal that makes Che so effective. In short, repetition engenders basic comprehension, and this comprehension can then be deepened by the introduction not of foreign elements but of that repetitive pattern itself into new contexts.

Drifting: A Director’s Log: Two more notes about Che

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