Ignoring the fact that Woody Allen's latest movie seems to be a provocation regarding
certain parts of the filmmaker's personal life, Wonder Wheel is nearly disastrous.
Works produced since the»60s show a rougher, almost carefree approach, leaving parts of the canvas open, for instance, or «unfinished» as in Michel Auder (1980)
where part of the filmmaker's trousers, as well as part of the room, are left blank.
This could be intentional on
the part of the filmmakers, showing how Dunbar's life and legacy will carry on beyond these stories.
This scalpel - sharp theatrical experiment, based on one of the director's successful early stage plays, is both a personal expression of alienation on
the part of the filmmaker and a comment on the persistence of xenophobic scapegoating in German society.
Returning to the same ground of a highly successful film some 20 years later often smacks of desperation on
the part of a filmmaker or an actor intent on recapturing past glory.
Fashion shows were (among other things) an act of generosity on
the part of the filmmakers and studios: «We know who you are out there in the dark.
Perhaps that's the world these films operate in now, but when body image is already a difficult issue for many young teens, this sort of body worship smacks of blatant irresponsibility on
the part of the filmmakers.
I'd knock The Drop up half a letter grade were it not for its truly ruinous final scene — a last beat that stinks of studio interference, or at least of a failure of nerve on
the part of the filmmakers.
And it allows for both absolute creative control on
the part of the filmmaker over all the marketing material, and you're closer to your money.
One could claim it's to accommodate the multiplex - going audiences, but I think it's just plain laziness on
the part of the filmmakers.
None of these alterations are necessarily bad ones, but none suggest any particular daring or imagination on
the part of the filmmakers.
Such is the case with Nick Stoller's Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, which handily overcomes all of the aforementioned stumbling blocks and delivers a very funny sequel that presents several throwback jokes that fans will appreciate while also forging ahead with a few new themes, ideas, and gags that show some legitimate creativity on
the part of the filmmakers.
It's often hard to tell if this is something in the zeitgeist, naked opportunism on
the part of filmmakers, or a combination of the two, but it's not doing anything for my sleep.
I am guessing that element alone is
part of the filmmaker's intent.
I believe it was a conscious choice on
the part of the filmmaker and part of the subtle power of the movie.
That the film barely scratches the surface of Jobs» life is less of a hitch on
the part of the filmmakers and more of a tribute to what an incredible life Jobs led.
There is a responsibility on
the part of filmmakers to make sure that certain kinds of material is restricted from viewing by younger people.