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In the Midst Of
By C. M. Barons
Retro intrigue- 70's rewind. Brian can't escape Hollis: badboy with more secrets than Karl Rove. Hollis is the aim, sure as the bull's eye on any Zen-archer's target.
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Rewind to 1975: In the Midst Of features a barefaced ensemble of true-to-age characters. Brian, a college sophomore, connects with an offbeat mentor cum older brother named Hollis in a lopsided relationship. Hollis moves on, but Brian will not let go. The 1970s was an era of global hang-time; the 60s pendulum had swung as far as the silent majority would allow. Poised to back swing, the repercussions were unclear. The nation was in transition, post Watergate-pre AIDS. The war was over, and Disco was an urban anomaly. Americans shimmied into hip-huggers, submitted to analysis and shucked inhibitions. In the Midst Of is distinguished by characters- not trite icons typically enlisted to resemble the 70s. Brian, et al, leap beyond stereotypes: video verite, spurred by downright, gut-metered dialogue. The backdrop is unaffected, a Kodacolor © snapshot- definitive 70s. Brian and his friends’ lives play out, guided by elements more onerous than the clockworks of society and politics. They are ensconced on a college campus. Co-ed dorms, uni-sex fashion; lines obscured by casual, experimental encounters. Edge-lurking has always been fashionable. Hollis dangles by his fingertips. Beneath his public facade lies a disturbing void; his multiple secrets protected by an ambiguity that passes for cool. His inner sanctum is Brian’s obsession; a fixation that yields a mirror with a chilling reflection. Hollis is the aim- as clear as the bull’s eye emblazoned on any Zen-archer’s target. Brian’s search for his lost friend is an experience more universal, more mythical than sentimental longing. The journey is buttressed by period allusions- musical, literary, historic- virtually real to the point of déjà vu.
