Drive

Lecture Notes:

Exploring un-informed ideals of experiencing something - essence - about-ness

How does our domestic environment define us? 

Exploration of the motor car - a domestic space, with an exterior, object but has a dimension of an interior.

Energy - speed - consumerism - technology - allowing for further exploration - faster paced experience - youth culture - love affair with machine.

Interesting definition of visual and aesthetics - definition of ourselves (muscle car - think mid life crisis?!) - extension of ourselves? - dreaming of a automated world etc.

CRASH - trailer

Connection between sex and cars - fast paced - raunchy - risky - adventurous - spontaneous - dangerous - exciting

"Travel is a necessity, speed is a pleasure"

History with horses - motor car makes movement effortless - almost unrealistic qualities of being able to travel - fusion of animal strength and human intelligence

Male object - sexualised for women? object of fantasy? majestic speed? 

Modern consumption - materialistic connection? 

Definition of today and modern culture - THEY ARE EVERYWHERE - aesthetics are important - visual dominance.

BULLITT - trailer

Anti-hero status - raw - primal - 'manly' - strong and silent type - 'hunter'

THELMA & LOUISE - trailer

Carefree - motor car allows for opportunities - 'wild'