Shot primarily in slow motion, the competitive nature of the Jiu - Jitsu fighters and racehorses is paralysed by an extreme aestheticisation,
transforming scenes of action into objects of contemplation and visual pleasure.
Not exact matches
I liked the mechanics
of the
transforming, but many
actions scenes were so fast it was difficult to see what was going on.
The opening
scene, in which all the mecha - aliens
transform back and forth between giant robots and various makes
of automobiles and heavy trucks, becomes so abstract it looks like a Jackson Pollock canvas in motion screeching through the middle
of a Hollywood
action movie.
Narratively, the
scene represents the moment when Croft
transforms from victim into survivor, but it also marks the point at which the game pivots towards the more familiar and comfortable territory
of action games — shooting and explosions — rather than Croft's humanity.
The downstairs gallery space at the Nasher Sculpture Center has been
transformed into a kind
of theatrical stage, obliging visitors to take part in the
action by walking through an art installation contemplating the mise - en -
scene.