Not exact matches
Other films that came after it were far more fastidious
in their rendering
of the sexual
aspect to these clumsy affairs, but this
film is far more psychological, directing much
of the
film's emphasis on the emotional toll
of lying to yourself and your loved ones.
The polemical political comment
in earlier
films such as Komsomol, Borinage and New Earth is not comfortably integrated into
other aspects of the
films, and for viewers today limits these
films impact.
After the excitement
of David Arnold's three scores for Emmerich and then the brief diversion to the great John Williams on The Patriot, the change
in musical approach since Kloser (later joined by Wander) took over is so extreme, it doesn't really make sense — it's hard to talk about any
of the previous four Kloser / Wander scores for Emmerich without repeatedly using the word «bland» — I've just never been able to reconcile the outlandish extravagance
of every
other aspect of the
films with the understated timidity
of their scores, which seem to serve no purpose whatsoever.
This wild concept
of chaos reigning
in a suburban neighborhood has its edge reduced by its incomplete image
of characters, an
aspect that affected Get Him to the Greek
in the past, and has made for slower moments
in other Stoller
films (on the
other hand, when characters were solid like
in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, they lead to a great introduction for a bare - all Jason Segel).
While they do excel at that
aspect of the characters, it's still an instance where they could be replaced with plenty
of other villains and the results would be the same, which is a shame as all
of the characters
in the
film do have decent chemistry with each
other.
As with nearly every
other aspect of 2016's highest - grossing R - rated
film, the opening credits are an exercise
in sharing a collective joke with the audience.
The
other aspect of the
film that is so unnerving is the way evil exists
in plain sight, perhaps at the peripheral
of our collective vision, but there to be seen, barely trying to disguise itself, be it corrupt cops or the Russian mob out to make an example
of someone.
While
in other Hollywood - produced
films about perversions
of authority on the high seas, such as the various versions
of Mutiny on the Bounty (Frank Lloyd, 1935; Lewis Milestone, 1962) or Billy Budd (Peter Ustinov, 1962), a comparatively ordinary voyage is complicated by the disastrously warped personality
of a deranged (thus, socially maladjusted) captain (Charles Laughton, Trevor Howard, Peter Ustinov),
in Botany Bay the obscure and torturous solipsism
of the captain colours every
aspect of the voyage: he does not stand out as exemplary, but instead characterizes the «transportation» process itself.
Mulan is presented
in 1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen (the
aspect ratio
of this and
other animated
films created with Disney's CAPS system), a step up over its 1.85:1 non-anamorphic widescreen treatment as a Limited Issue / Gold Collection DVD.
Meeting up
in Columbia, Missouri, where the Ross's Western screened at the 2015 True / False Film Fest, they discuss the adventurous
aspects of their
films, the artistic ambitions that can hide behind an unpretentious demeanor, and the challenges
of balancing an enjoyable life with the task
of documenting the lives
of others.
At the
film's recent press day, Shyamalan and Blum discussed their creative partnership and the most surprising
aspect of working with each
other, why the scares
in this
film are deceptively simple yet terrifying and original, how the mock documentary style format gave Shyamalan new cinematic tools for keeping the audience guessing, his directing style, what he was looking for
in his young actors, why he cast experienced stage actors for the grandparents» roles, his collaboration with award - winning DP Maryse Alberti, how he recruited Oxenbould to shoot the chase sequence underneath the house, why he likes treating B genre movies like they're A dramas, and more.
More effort is put forth into the look
of the
film than
in every
other aspect, and I suspect that viewers prone to being mindlessly entertained by sparkling lights and whirring sounds will be mollified by the many scenes
of bombastic flash and sizzle.
Not surprisingly, given first - time director Stromberg's background
in visual effects, the only
other aspect of the
film that comes close to being as vivid as Jolie is the elaborately detailed design
of the world, from the costumes to production design, to the elaborate visual effects that bring all the flora and fauna to life.
I wish that
in addressing this necessary
aspect of being gay
in Kenya, and
in many
other countries around the world, Kahiu was still able to maintain the first half
of the
film's loose, spellbinding energy.
Yet what raises the
film above mere prurience is the fine sense
of detail
in all
other aspects as well, from the gothic and mechanical decor and costumes and palpable affection for the sexual desires
of his characters.
Her work was important to her, but unlike the stereotypical 80s power players
in film and on TV, her career didn't mean she had to sacrifice every
other aspect of her life.
Chazelle's direction is more notable for its lack
of compromise than any
aspect of technique or craft; Andrew and Fletcher's interactions do not transpire
in the ways we are conditioned to expect from
other, similar
films, and the shape the story takes as it unfolds has decidedly sharp edges.
On the
other hand, there's a sense
of warmth and community
in a couple scenes
in this
film that are increasingly rare
in contemporary
film, and an underrated
aspect of Ozu's
films, one that, as I recall, is mostly absent from Hou Hsiao - hsien's Ozu tribute, the otherwise superior Café Lumière.