Sentences with phrase «inspired dream sequences»

The Busby Berkeley - inspired dream sequences will probably catch you off - guard the first time around, but then again, so will just about everything else, from Julianne Moore zip - lining naked through a mansion to David Thewlis as an artist friend with a habit of laughing uncontrollably.

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Also, to Ms. Taymor's credit, she intelligently provides at times inspired touches such as — stop motion action shots, color tinting in brightly exotic desert shades, finely textured black - and - white sequences, shots of Diego in New York to do the Rockefeller commissioned mural against a lively Dadaist collage of the New York setting, Frida's dream of her hubby as King Kong, a puppet show in the hospital (with the help of the gifted Quay brothers animations of skeletons in the post-accident emergency room — the skeletons were copied from one of Frida's paintings).

The design of the film is strong; the prophetic dream sequences are incredible to behold, the Watchers look amazing on the screen (introduced in silhouette, a tactic Aronofsky uses a lot here) and there is a truly awe - inspiring sequence of Noah retelling the story so far of Genesis that could legitimately be worth owning this on physical media just to watch again whenever necessary.

Relating this tale against the backdrop of political unrest is the picture's most inspired touch, yet this provocative angle gets buried under the usual silliness found in Craven cinema, including obvious dream sequences and effects overkill (the climax, featuring an ethereal Paul Winfield and a jaguar spirit, is particularly risible).

Having arrived in America as immigrants and then ultimately attaining the American dream, the film honors the legacy of the Reys by interweaving archival footage and interviews with them, their friends and experts, along with animated sequences in a style inspired by the world of Curious George.»

This film, however, has another inspired highlight: a dream sequence that takes Alan Tracy to a nightclub in space where a marionette version of Cliff Richards performs in a crazy music video with a rocket - powered guitar.

Yet, for a child inspired by the classic monster movies from Universal Pictures growing up, the writer / director has never had an opportunity to realize his dream of remaking The Creature from the Black Lagoon, which featured the prehistoric Gillman (Ben Chapman on land, Ricou Browning for the underwater sequence)- and his fascination with Kay (Julie Adams), who is part of a group of scientists on an expedition in the Amazonian jungle.

Level designs are varied and follow the themes very well, from Wild West inspired designs to marshland and surreal dream sequences.