The Dark Knight is much more about the symbol than the violence — so much so that Batman's first
scene in the film feels tacky and unnecessary.
It's not an exaggeration to say that, from this point on, almost
every scene in the film feels pivotal, momentous, in much the way that the characters in this two - hander experience their growing attraction.
Not exact matches
Despite a real - life narrative stuffed with secrets and suspense, the
film version quickly
feels bloated as Stone treats us to
scene after
scene of Snowden struggling with his inner dilemma and, especially, with his devoted girlfriend, Lindsay, who is a major character
in her own right.
And while this was undoubtedly Han Solo's
film (God bless Harrison Ford, limping around on a broken leg) the new characters
felt at home straight away: Daisy Ridley as Rey was an absolute star (the
scenes between her and Leia ensured the
film passed The Bechdel Test) and Oscar Isaac's Poe stole each of the few
scenes he was
in (even if his character was just Han Solo
in a jumpsuit).
It works the other way too — by provoking a
feeling of disgust, a
scene from the
film Trainspotting shaped the way subjects
in an experiment made moral judgements.
Jack hands off one of his stories early
in the
film for his brothers to read and while hints to its plot are dropped, only later does it manifest itself into one of the few
scenes in the
film that
felt not merely fresh to me but touching; briefly, we glimpse an event from the day of the funeral, awkward and uncomfortable, with the kind of details that only siblings might later recall.
You can
feel the Middle Eastern country's impending wave of frustration, corruption, and paranoia simmering underneath every
scene in the
film like white noise
in the background.
The evocation of that old
film noir
feeling is hugely effective here: Dad telling his freshly - bribed son «You can't buy dignity,» the fantastic slow zoom on a love
scene reflected
in a two - way mirror, even the beguiling torch singer.
A late -
film bit of business featuring Trintignant catching and freeing a pigeon flying loose
in the apartment has been criticized for its heavy - handedness, but the problem with this expertly directed
scene has more to do with whether such a gesture
feels tonally earned after so much horror.
The
film doesn't use sound anything like as effectively as Leone, but the fight
scenes feel brutal and realistic, particularly
in the final showdown (s) between Carver and Gideon.
The
film only genuinely falters
in its string of resolving
scenes (We learn some vital things, such as the extent of Curtis» need to bet on a loser and the subtle way the crux of Gerry's character is revealed
in his meal choice, but many of the late
scenes feel more uncertain than everything else
in the
film).
The
film does falter when Letts and Friedkin choose to take it outside of its theatrical origins, especially
in a motorcycle
scene that
feels like it came from another movie, but it's a minor complaint.
Russell pokes fun of his weight, makes ludicrous power plays to establish his dominance
in prison, and invites a number of deeply uncomfortable jokes about his inevitable sexual abuse
in prison — a line of comedy that
feels even more unwelcome given that the
film's cast includes an accused sexual assailant
in T.J. Miller, who needlessly returns as Deadpool's best friend, Weasel,
in a few throwaway
scenes.
Everyone
in Disobedience is representative and every
scene is declarative, and up to a point it
feels as if the
film is entirely following
in A Fantastic Woman's footsteps.
It's
in these
scenes where I
felt the
film became a real movie.
A docudrama that
in its early
scenes feels like a documentary — the co-directors have a nonfiction background, and the actors are actual carnival performers — the
film plays out like a small - scale fairy tale.
The music
in this
film has a masterpiece atmosphere that controls characters»
feelings scene - by -
scene but the cinematography and jump - cuts is also a masterpiece that nobody would ever find a British
film with a masterpiece cinematography like
In the earthy world of Amity, the film boasted an orange feel, while scenes in the city opted for a more teal impressio
In the earthy world of Amity, the
film boasted an orange
feel, while
scenes in the city opted for a more teal impressio
in the city opted for a more teal impression.
The tight hallways and tiny rooms throughout the ship do emulate the claustrophobic
feeling of the first two movies, which amplifies the tension and thrill of many
scenes in the
film.
There was never a time
in the
film where I
felt the battle
scenes looked fake.
Then again, you'd figure the
film could have demonstrated that
in ways that would
feel more historically authentic, as
in the
scene at the start of the
film in which, with her husband off at war, Marion is left to try to defend the barn from raiders.
I
feel its similar to Kingdom of Heaven
in that
scenes are missing and the directors cut will make it a better
film.
Joonas Suotamo didn't
feel pressure while
filming one of the most iconic
scenes in «Star Wars» history.
There is a car crash
scene which was extremely powerful
in the
film, yet I personally
felt it was predictable.
He's playing with so many interesting ideas when it comes to race that I wish the
film felt a bit more satisfying
in its payoff, even if that disappointment is amply offset by the pure intensity of the final
scenes, during which Peele displays a skill with horror action that I didn't know he had.
Although Fatal Attraction does go overboard
in a few memorable
scenes, it never quite breaks suspension of disbelief, even when Lyne lets it all rip
in a frantic confrontation at the end (reportedly re-shot for audience approval) that commands your attention, even if it
feels a bit inconsistent with the rest of the
film's tone
Everything about this
film oozes class; the 60's setting is beautifully captured with it's attention to detail and strikingly rich photography by Eduard Grau; the slow motion
scenes with overbearing sound effects; the subtle changes of colour saturation providing an excellent technique
in developing the mood and
feeling of Firth's character and a fitting soundtrack to accompany the lush imagery.
Similarly the music choices of the
film feel intentional, with songs often starting at the tail end of
scenes and bleeding into the next
in a way that contrasts rather than unites these
scenes.
Joonas Suotamo didn't
feel pressure while
filming one of the most iconic
scenes in «Star Wars» history.The 31 - year - old actor plays Chewbacca
in «Solo: A Star Wars Story», and he insisted he didn't let fans» expectations...
While the subject matter is the stuff that good
films are made of, and the quality of the direction and acting are worthy of admiration, where The East fails is
in the contrivances involved
in the farfetched plotline and the unevenness
in the thriller elements (such as a
scene in which the cell dresses up to the nines to infiltrate a party for pharmaceutical bigwigs that would
feel more at home
in a Mission Impossible movie) that undermine what could have been a chilling and realistic story of corporations run amok.
In the movie's early
scenes, the queasy
feeling that these two don't even like each other is so palpable it leaves a residue of sourness that extends through the rest of the
film.
While The Discovery plays
in many ways like a more effective version of the concept - choked Brit Marling / Zal Batmanglij movies, the cult
scenes feel underdeveloped next to their
film The Sound of My Voice, an intriguing but ragged thread left dangling as The Discovery turns towards more concrete, backstory - driven explanations for its characters» obsessions.
The
scene has a probing documentary
feel, which makes you think the boy will be an incidental figure touched upon
in order to set a
scene of neglect before the
film begins to address its true subject.
However, repetition sets
in and the escalation of set pieces reaches some sort of a peak here: there are good - to - great action, chase and fight
scenes (Bryan Singer's X-Men
films still have an edge on depicting superpowers) but there's also a limit to the number of times people can be kicked through walls before the scraps start to
feel samey.
But the
film has a real
feel for the miners and their struggles, which comes through memorably
in a
scene in which Nighy (absolutely wonderful, as always) tells the members of LGSM that
in his town, «The pit and the people are one and the same.»
There's so much happening
in a vacuum here with deaths all over the place and a wealth of exposition shoved at the moviegoer — brush up on your Horcrux knowledge and character lists, people, else you'll be lost — the
film doesn't sustain the real
feeling it engenders brilliantly
in the opening
scenes.
It has a surprising amount of heart and emotion that you almost
feel like you are
in a David Fincher
film during
scenes in the diner.
In Iron Man — the film that kick - started the MCU — Ramin Djawadi's compositions fall into the background of scenes, resulting in a notable absence of feelin
In Iron Man — the
film that kick - started the MCU — Ramin Djawadi's compositions fall into the background of
scenes, resulting
in a notable absence of feelin
in a notable absence of
feeling.
There are some issues I had with the
film such as some of the cinematography not looking as good as it could've been due to the poor lighting, some of the quick cuts
in the action
scenes were distracting, the movie can drag a little at points and I do think cutting off 15 minutes could've made the pacing move a little more faster (some
scenes felt a little rushed too), where the
film decides to take its story can be predictable, and some of the green screen was REALLY noticeable.
It's all on the page
in terms of dialogue, but the deer
scene, for instance, or the
scene on the phone near the end, were the moments where I
felt she's allowed to be more emotional than anywhere else
in the
film.
While many of the scores
in the MCU
films feel more like filler, the score
in this
film actually contributes to the
scenes and sets the tone for them.
I truly can not think of a movie that I've seen that was so blatantly torn to shreds
in post-production
in the editing room, to a point where it
feels like no single
scene belongs
in the same movie as any other one, and that no one working on the
film even realized they were working on the same one as all of these other people involved.
This is a nice behind - the -
scenes video giving us a better
feel for this new J.K. Rowling - scripted
film coming out
in the fall.
Global Road Entertainment and the filmmakers are saddened and apologize to any parent who
feels the
scene sends a message other than a comedic moment
in the
film, with no hidden or ulterior meaning, but respect their right to react to any piece of content.»
Though plenty of the
film's
scenes possess an honed improv
feel much like the extemporaneous riffing of Anchorman, they are also usually more focused —
in terms of plotting, there's so little time to waste when the end is nigh.
Perhaps that's why large portions of this
film feel like
scenes Toback just wanted to use up somehow — particularly the Grodin sequence,
in which his character rails against his fading faculties by turns sweetly and violently, and which might have been moving if it didn't
feel so detached from everything around it.
Unlike its predecessor (The Fellowship of the Ring), The Two Towers
feels too long by half despite the elision of key
scenes from the source tome; the picture only picks up during its last ninety minutes, and then only as an unusually well - crafted action spectacle largely lacking
in the nuance, pathos, and sharply - drawn characterizations of the first
film.
There are
scenes when he attempts wry humor, to be sure, but they always
feel out of place (particularly a
scene near the end where he literally slaps down the US surveillance drone program)-- perhaps because everyone else
in the
film is also really dour.
It was almost as though the
film was impatient to get to the next song and I
felt some of the
scenes with Valjean as a free man for the first time
in nineteen years was lost.
The
film's strength lies
in its engaging visuals, namely the impressive opening sequence and the clever editing during certain fight
scenes which lends them a greater
feel of urgency and excitement.