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The past week I've been on house arrest. Unwillingly at that, much to my chagrin, as it was not as restful nor as fun as I anticipated it would be. The heat is killer! Plus my, uhm, condition that had me bound in the first place made my muscles twitch all the time, the feeling not unlike cramps.
Anyway, with much time to kill I was able to write about three pages total to add to my much-delayed book. Seven days and three pages. Yes.
I was also reacquainted with my favorite directors, remembering the time when I thought such things as tracking down their works as something of importance.
I pulled out I, Robot on a whim and completely forgot that it was Alex Proyas at the helm. I remember being blown away by Dark City, preempting that other existentialist movie by a year. I was so happy for him, being able to bounce back from that tragedy with The Crow with an amazing movie. I, Robot's plot went along nicely. It still has that dark, majestic feel to it that's undeniably Proyas. I hope though that when he does get to direct Silver Surfer, he won't fall flat on his face.
I also watched The Game and Fight Club (probably my 6th time watching this) and thought what a kickass director David Fincher was. I have a copy of Alien3 only because it was a Fincher film. Admittedly I had a hard time appreciating Panic Room, but I have to consider the fact that I was holding it up against his other movies. I suppose I'll have to watch it again and see if I'll have a different perspective on it. I haven't seen Zodiac. I hope it's good. On The Game (in fact now that I've thought about it, in all of his movies) he never rushed to tell the story, unfolding layers until you get to the viscera. And when you do get to the climax you feel it was a well spent journey.
And oh my, you guys should watch Primer if you haven't already. It may leave you feeling like you've grown another brain. But i suppose it's only because you'll need another one to wrap your head around the concepts being tackled.
I now also know why Transformers left me cold. It's not about the way your camera moves, nor about a new perspective your camera discovered. Certainly more than the hi-tech wizardry that's readily available, it's the storytelling aspect of a movie that makes a classic. It's still the storytellers that matter. Some indie films try too hard to come up with something new, while on the other side of the coin the so-called Hollywood directors hope to blind you with FX so you won't notice that by the end of the film you're left asking 'what happened in there?' I like it when a happy medium is reached and we get films like Lord of the Rings.
Anyway, with much time to kill I was able to write about three pages total to add to my much-delayed book. Seven days and three pages. Yes.
I was also reacquainted with my favorite directors, remembering the time when I thought such things as tracking down their works as something of importance.
I pulled out I, Robot on a whim and completely forgot that it was Alex Proyas at the helm. I remember being blown away by Dark City, preempting that other existentialist movie by a year. I was so happy for him, being able to bounce back from that tragedy with The Crow with an amazing movie. I, Robot's plot went along nicely. It still has that dark, majestic feel to it that's undeniably Proyas. I hope though that when he does get to direct Silver Surfer, he won't fall flat on his face.
I also watched The Game and Fight Club (probably my 6th time watching this) and thought what a kickass director David Fincher was. I have a copy of Alien3 only because it was a Fincher film. Admittedly I had a hard time appreciating Panic Room, but I have to consider the fact that I was holding it up against his other movies. I suppose I'll have to watch it again and see if I'll have a different perspective on it. I haven't seen Zodiac. I hope it's good. On The Game (in fact now that I've thought about it, in all of his movies) he never rushed to tell the story, unfolding layers until you get to the viscera. And when you do get to the climax you feel it was a well spent journey.
And oh my, you guys should watch Primer if you haven't already. It may leave you feeling like you've grown another brain. But i suppose it's only because you'll need another one to wrap your head around the concepts being tackled.
I now also know why Transformers left me cold. It's not about the way your camera moves, nor about a new perspective your camera discovered. Certainly more than the hi-tech wizardry that's readily available, it's the storytelling aspect of a movie that makes a classic. It's still the storytellers that matter. Some indie films try too hard to come up with something new, while on the other side of the coin the so-called Hollywood directors hope to blind you with FX so you won't notice that by the end of the film you're left asking 'what happened in there?' I like it when a happy medium is reached and we get films like Lord of the Rings.