Sterling Hayden. :thumbsup: Thilak, yes most accessible.
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Sterling Hayden. :thumbsup: Thilak, yes most accessible.
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Originally Posted by kid-glove
When you insert something absurd, surreal (and it is not the funny 'life's like that' absurdity) in an otherwise pretty straight movie, it is most natural for the viewer to react "what the deuce does this mean?". Calling them 'symbol hunters' and saying you wanted to satisfy them, ellAm konjam three much.
Till then I only felt the movie was long winded, but apart from that I kinda liked some of the characterizations, dialogues, sequences etc. That climoks made me recalibrate everything and say idhu aavuradhillai.
It's a pretty straightforward movie?! The film flows with an Operatic sweep. That's the point of having non-diegetic mood music like that. All the characters sing 'Wise up' (diegetic) like a Dennis Potter work. And to top it all, the different vignettes as prologue.
To the characters, it offers a temporary relish. But the moment might come off as surreal/absurd. But it could happen. But how one reacts or links it depends on the person. If a religious person gets to watch it, he'd obviously look for biblical allusions. Trying to make a meaning/parable about it. That's why PTA overdoes all the 8: 2 Exodus symbols for one to get it.
Have said enough about it here.
If he wanted to have made it more naturalistic, he'd have gone the "Shortcuts" route with naturalistic characters (rather than showbiz). And like Altman, would only have elements (incl. Sound) from its diegetic world (if I'm not mistaken, that film begins with the natural sound of Helicopter). Not those quirky prologues, not the operatic bgm, not the all-uniting music number..and definitely not something Fortean (absurdly surreal but happens in real life..just as in the movies!).
And above everything else, isn't it also puritanically childish to look out for such events?! In a chaotic domestic situation, the child would hope for something out of his capacity to break in the situation. OR even it is to break the everyday mundaneness. Personally, I had always wished for heavy rain (maybe not frogs) each night as it would mean holiday the next day.
Oh dhreat-A irukkA. ippo dhaan pAkkuREn. Will read now.
Didn't realize Punch Drunk was his. So I have actually seen three of his films !!
Straightforward - in the sense - nothing convoluted, 'deep' (ulp!), profound etc.
Anyway, coming back to 'The Killing', all I remember in Godard's 'breathless' is the jump cut. maththapadi cinema varalaatril yEdhAvadhu avarudaiya cultural significance paththi perusA theriyAdhu.
I think I get why he is calling it 'derivative' but that worked fine with me. I actually prepared to see some dense and demanding film when it turned out to be anything but.
Groundhog Day
Good.
Unstoppable
Much better than Scott-Washington's previous outing 'Taking of pelham 123'. The film moves at a very rapid pace...
I recently enjoyed watching "The Big Sleep" (1946) directed by Howard Hawks. I watched this film around 5 times so far, as I felt so complex to understand the plot. The movie starts with the criminal investigation by a private detective about a black mail in a family. But as the movie progress, there would be series of murders, knot after knot which will keep the audience so tight, so gripping with an unbelievable climax.
This movie is based on the Novel by Raymond Chandler.
Climax is so unpredictable and unimaginable and very cleverly done. It's better not to reveal the story and climax, but I enjoyed watching this film and can watch this film any number of times. Another reason I would watch this film is because Humphrey Bogart became my favorite actor after I watched Casablanca, but I like this movie little beter than Casablanca. Also his other movies like 'Treasure of Sierre Madre' and 'Maltese Falcon' not to be missed. Great performer!
Friends, if you have watched this movie, please share your thoughts. Not to be missed movie.
This is a great forum with diversified interests and threads with hubbers with great knowledge on the subject, which makes so much interesting and fun!
The Best Years of our Lives
Kood :clap:
Straight and surfacey. suBtlety ellAm kuLo enna vilai.
But so what I say. Lovely film.
Early Wyler. :boo: