Not exact matches
For one thing, the story is almost a beat - for - beat repeat of James Cameron's Aliens, while the visual grammar of both the action
sequences and the designs is heavily inspired by the
video game likes of
Gears of War.
Ever since a
Gears of War trailer used the Gary Jules cover of «Mad World» (from the Donnie Darko soundtrack) a couple of years ago,
video game developers have started to realize that slow mo
sequences and atmospheric music makes a much stronger impression than rapid fire editing and nu - metal.
Wright already gave the trick a try in the music
video for Mint Royale's «Blue Song,» but that was just a dry run to this ecstatic prologue — a
sequence that shifts
gears from Elgort's dorky - cool lip - sync routine to a hair - pin chase, featuring balletic 180 - degree drifts and a game of three car Monte, all precisely cut to the tempo of «Bellbottoms.»