my ipod and computer refuse to get along.
Just finished watching The Brothers Bloom - the only thing I've wanted to watch that I actually got to watching this weekend, go figure - and loved it. I know it has some flaws, and not everything worked for me, but I am so in love with the amount of detail and thought and attention and love this movie has been given. I listened to Rian Johnson speak about writing this in his Creative Screenwriting podcast episode and I enjoyed that so much, because then I get to notice things like where the camera is placed and where this line is said and why this light is behind this person and how everything leads to the other, because I know that all of that is purposeful to the tiniest detail. And he just loves making these movies so much! I adore that.
More about the movie? I don't know. Loved the writing, the colours, definitely the cinematography. Acting-wise I just adored the heck out of Rinko Kikuchi. This is also the first time I've seen Rachel Weisz in anything, which I'm now hating myself a little for because I thought she was natural and absolutely delightful. And I have some great affection for the brothers, but I can't put into words why I enjoyed them so much - I think I loved their being brothers. The main four were great enough for me. I'm not entirely happy with the ending, but I can't figure out why yet. The plot was a little heavy and hard to sieve through. But I had such a great time.
On the official site they've put up a director's commentary, which I haven't heard yet because I knew it'd be spoilery, but that's what I'm going to be listening to when I get back to this movie. I really think Rian Johnson is so intelligent and film-loving and well-spoken - anything that has his written or spoken word I want to look out for now.
(Speaking of Johnson and his written word - he put up the script and the novella form (with illustrations!) of Brick on the net around the time of that film's release, and I found that fascinating, too. You can see them here.)
I love this! I understand Paper Moon is a fabulous con movie, too? When I get the time for that, I'm watching it. (It's after Coraline and The Thin Man right now.) So glad to have movies. Fandom is generally pissing me off.
The last time I felt about as dorky as I do now, though, is when I came out of Monsters vs Aliens saying the thing I loved best about it was its central, strong female character that made human mistakes but felt good things and had good friends and a good family and always did the right thing, and wasn't that a lovely person to put on-screen for girls to see among the dominant male characters and rather shallow female characters that are pretty much monopolising the kid-targeted entertainment today?
But whatever. Going to bed.
-- rachu
ETA On a note that you guys are much more familiar with: thinking about HIMYM this week has made me realise that Ted Mosby might kind of be made for me, and now I'm worried that everyone I meet thinks I'm douch-ay, because by far the most disliked character on the show is Ted. Right? This entry may be demonstrating more of my likeness.
And WTF is up with my sentences in this entry.
More about the movie? I don't know. Loved the writing, the colours, definitely the cinematography. Acting-wise I just adored the heck out of Rinko Kikuchi. This is also the first time I've seen Rachel Weisz in anything, which I'm now hating myself a little for because I thought she was natural and absolutely delightful. And I have some great affection for the brothers, but I can't put into words why I enjoyed them so much - I think I loved their being brothers. The main four were great enough for me. I'm not entirely happy with the ending, but I can't figure out why yet. The plot was a little heavy and hard to sieve through. But I had such a great time.
On the official site they've put up a director's commentary, which I haven't heard yet because I knew it'd be spoilery, but that's what I'm going to be listening to when I get back to this movie. I really think Rian Johnson is so intelligent and film-loving and well-spoken - anything that has his written or spoken word I want to look out for now.
(Speaking of Johnson and his written word - he put up the script and the novella form (with illustrations!) of Brick on the net around the time of that film's release, and I found that fascinating, too. You can see them here.)
I love this! I understand Paper Moon is a fabulous con movie, too? When I get the time for that, I'm watching it. (It's after Coraline and The Thin Man right now.) So glad to have movies. Fandom is generally pissing me off.
The last time I felt about as dorky as I do now, though, is when I came out of Monsters vs Aliens saying the thing I loved best about it was its central, strong female character that made human mistakes but felt good things and had good friends and a good family and always did the right thing, and wasn't that a lovely person to put on-screen for girls to see among the dominant male characters and rather shallow female characters that are pretty much monopolising the kid-targeted entertainment today?
But whatever. Going to bed.
-- rachu
ETA On a note that you guys are much more familiar with: thinking about HIMYM this week has made me realise that Ted Mosby might kind of be made for me, and now I'm worried that everyone I meet thinks I'm douch-ay, because by far the most disliked character on the show is Ted. Right? This entry may be demonstrating more of my likeness.
And WTF is up with my sentences in this entry.