Sucker Punch
I saw Sucker Punch last Friday and I enjoyed it a whole lot. I wasn't sure what I was getting into, nor did I have very high expectations (I'd seen all the bad reviews), but though the plot was simple, it touched me in a way I wasn't prepared for. It was refreshing to see such a stylized film deal with pretty deep emotional and psychological themes. Not to mention being very tongue in cheek about sexism in geek culture. People who say this film is for 13 year old boys obviously missed what the film is about 8D.
The music was the first thing that grabbed me. I could have closed my eyes and still walked away a happy customer, the cover songs on the soundtrack are breathtaking. The whole intro sequence had me at the edge of my seat, and the music was a huge part of that. The slow motion sequences, the intense emotions... it was fantastic~!
The visuals are stunning as well, and I'm not talking about the special effects (which are very nice too). I mean the tone and feel of the entire piece, it's all well thought out and extremely pretty to look at.
I think that if you've played rpgs or watched anime, you'll be able to get what this film really is, and chances are you'll walk away having enjoyed it a lot. Scenes from Silent Hill, Moulin Rouge, Kill Bill, Brazil, Shutter Island and Inception came to mind as I was watching.
I guess a lot of people didn't get the film, but whatever. I think I might go see it again.
There's a really interesting interview with Zack Snyder here. Snippet;
Q: I thought it was basically you commenting on those attendants at Comic-Con who shout, “You’re hot!” at beautiful cast members.
A: Yeah! 100%. They don’t know how to be around it. It’s funny because someone once asked me about why I dressed the girls like that, and I said, “Do you not get the metaphor there? The girls are in a brothel performing for men in the dark. In the fantasy sequences, the men in the dark are us. The men in the dark are basically me; dorky sci-fi kids.”
The interview is absolutely worth a read. Looking forward to Director's Cut, and I hope he'll go back and finish the original ending. I'd love to see that.
I bought the soundtrack on iTunes the minute I got home, the iTunes release comes complete with a digital booklet so you get visuals with your ear candy.
This still wasn't enough for me, though, so I bought the official artbook as well. I'm very happy with it.
It's massive
The music was the first thing that grabbed me. I could have closed my eyes and still walked away a happy customer, the cover songs on the soundtrack are breathtaking. The whole intro sequence had me at the edge of my seat, and the music was a huge part of that. The slow motion sequences, the intense emotions... it was fantastic~!
The visuals are stunning as well, and I'm not talking about the special effects (which are very nice too). I mean the tone and feel of the entire piece, it's all well thought out and extremely pretty to look at.
I think that if you've played rpgs or watched anime, you'll be able to get what this film really is, and chances are you'll walk away having enjoyed it a lot. Scenes from Silent Hill, Moulin Rouge, Kill Bill, Brazil, Shutter Island and Inception came to mind as I was watching.
I guess a lot of people didn't get the film, but whatever. I think I might go see it again.
There's a really interesting interview with Zack Snyder here. Snippet;
Q: I thought it was basically you commenting on those attendants at Comic-Con who shout, “You’re hot!” at beautiful cast members.
A: Yeah! 100%. They don’t know how to be around it. It’s funny because someone once asked me about why I dressed the girls like that, and I said, “Do you not get the metaphor there? The girls are in a brothel performing for men in the dark. In the fantasy sequences, the men in the dark are us. The men in the dark are basically me; dorky sci-fi kids.”
The interview is absolutely worth a read. Looking forward to Director's Cut, and I hope he'll go back and finish the original ending. I'd love to see that.
I bought the soundtrack on iTunes the minute I got home, the iTunes release comes complete with a digital booklet so you get visuals with your ear candy.
This still wasn't enough for me, though, so I bought the official artbook as well. I'm very happy with it.
It's massive