Unlike Metroid 3, which had a wide variety of areas, each with their own challenges (or Metroid 1, which felt like it did) Metroid II is composed of
an unbroken sequence of mostly homogenous caverns, and while the developers did their best to make some areas feel different from others by giving the walls different textures, every area in Metroid II looks the same after a while.
Despite it all, no amount of misery keeps «Turin» from being an astonishingly moving experience — every meticulously crafted
unbroken sequence (whether it be capturing a wind - battered woman gathering water from a near - exhausted well or an elderly man devouring a scalding potato with his fingers) captivates; the indelible black and white images attack along with a dedicated sound design to make every moment as impressionable as the last.
Take this one step further by doing complexes — exercises that are linked together and performed as a single,
unbroken sequence.
All inherit the genes of
an unbroken sequence of successful ancestors, none of whom died young and none of whom failed to reproduce.
According to The Pigeon, the authoritative study by Wendell M. Levi, a South Carolina fancier, a good roller rolls in
unbroken sequence while airborne.
And the relatively fleet melodrama The Merchant of Four Seasons would hardly serve as a key text for demonstrating Fassbinder's brilliant ability to mount lengthy,
unbroken sequences featuring a roving camera.
Not exact matches
The
unbroken scene where Jen pries the stake out of her guts runs at least 10 minutes long, builds to a hilariously literal bit of branding, and is preceded by a nightmare
sequence where her head explodes more than once.
Whether it's showing an aerial combat
sequence, a high - speed footrace, a fight against a shark, or a quiet moment of tension between two characters, Jolie handles
Unbroken with a sure hand.
Appropriately, the long takes in the musical
sequences aren't there so the audience can «see the dancing,» as the old cliché goes, but to cast a spell: The
unbroken camera movements, self - conscious as they may be, make the movie more dreamlike.
Respectfully presented, «
Unbroken» is competently made and has an impressive
sequence or two, but it's ultimately very familiar and eventually draining.
But formally, this is really the only
sequence that stands out, and «
Unbroken» is otherwise a rather unremarkable portrait of resolve.
Finalists: It was a great year for action, largely thanks to George Miller's new action masterwork but even in less perfect films there were inarguable standout
sequences like the choreographed
unbroken take on the Johnson vs. Sporino fight in CREED or the Hulkbuster Suit vs. Hulk in AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON both of which were so strong it's unfortunate to leave them out of the top five.
And let's not forget about the action
sequences, which feature awesome fight choreography, impressive special effects allowing the heroes and villains to throw air, fire, water or air at each other, and some really cool long
unbroken shots that use zoom - ins and slow - motion in a way that recalls «The Matrix» or «300».
Oscar hopefuls turned Oscar disappointments are the other big new releases, with Angelina Jolie's inspirational chain - letter on film «
Unbroken» making its way to Blu - Ray; stirring in its action
sequences (aerial fights, men stranded on the ocean), it becomes lugubrious as soon as it focuses on Louis Zamperini's torture in concentration camps.
He also replicates a single
unbroken shot from the original film's
sequence at a soccer stadium; this time, it's set at Dodgers Stadium and impressively shot by cinematographer Daniel Moder (Roberts» husband), as Ray and fellow detective «Bumpy» (Dean Norris) pick out the suspect out of the crowded stands and give him a chase.
(This breathtaking action
sequence is rendered in a single
unbroken real - time shot that lasts longer than Shoah.)
So, despite some excellent
sequences Unbroken must count as a missed opportunity to tell a towering tale, which is a pity.
Unbroken is rated PG - 13 by the MPAA for war violence including intense
sequences of brutality, and for brief language.
His film may not boast a single centrepiece action
sequence to rival, say, the D - Day landing scene in Saving Private Ryan, or even the single - take, five - minute tracking shot of Dunkirk beach in Atonement, but it is effectively one long
unbroken set piece — surely one of the most impressive ever committed to celluloid.
While the majority of the game relies on the split screen
sequence, A Way Out's finest moment actually comes during a brilliantly choreographed climactic foot chase through a hospital via a four - minute long,
unbroken «camera shot».