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which_chick) wrote2004-12-29 12:45 am
which_chick) wrote2004-12-29 12:45 am
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Time for a movie review. Today's movie is Hero, with chinese people speaking in what sounds like Mandarin. Brother Roy loaned it to me on DVD. I am pretty okay with subtitled movies in asian languages, people flying through the air in impossible, stylized fights, and the general tenor of martial arts ninja movies. So, y'know, I'm not going to have any problems with this film on any of those fronts.
I enjoyed watching this film for its use of color, which was striking. As a visual film, it's eye-candy from start to finish and that, alone, should be enough for you. Really. It's done that nicely. There are gorgeous colors, which thematically divide the layered plot thingies and fuuuuck, it's nice. White and grey. Rain. Red clothes and yellow leaves. Blue, green, black... If the movie had no sound, no plot, no actual acting, no nothing but just the visuals, it'd still be worth your time. I loved the use of color in this film -- it supports and extends the other parts of the film for mood and plot and stuff. It's good.
Structure. Sometimes I find the structure in a film kind of annoying, particularly if it's nonlinear like in Saw. This film has structure like Peer Gynt's onion and I liked it. The colors (see above) support this and give a peeling-the-onion feel to the thing because they help divide the layers. I liked the structure of this film even though I figured out pretty much where we were going with the story while we were still twenty paces from the throne. Sometimes, knowing how the story comes out is not a deterrent to enjoying it. This was one of those times.
The plot, btw, was also quite nice. I liked it. It was solid and didn't flinch from the ending. (I hate when movies go all The Pirate Movie at the end.)
There are a lot of things to look at in this movie. There are actors, some of 'em quite pretty. Most of 'em can act, which is always good. There are fabrics. Whoever shot this lusts for the liquidity of fabric in motion, and that's not a bad thing. Whenas in silks my Julia goes, then, then (methinks) how sweetly flows that liquefaction of her clothes. (Herrick, of course) I was particularly impressed with the motion of the green chiffon hanging things in the throne room. That was just gorgeous. Also look at liquids. Yum! And there's lots of color. Have I mentioned that this is a stunningly pretty film? Really. It is. It's got some great visuals.
Summary: This is worth at least a rental even for those who don't watch films that aren't in English. It is about nine million times better than The Last Samurai.
I enjoyed watching this film for its use of color, which was striking. As a visual film, it's eye-candy from start to finish and that, alone, should be enough for you. Really. It's done that nicely. There are gorgeous colors, which thematically divide the layered plot thingies and fuuuuck, it's nice. White and grey. Rain. Red clothes and yellow leaves. Blue, green, black... If the movie had no sound, no plot, no actual acting, no nothing but just the visuals, it'd still be worth your time. I loved the use of color in this film -- it supports and extends the other parts of the film for mood and plot and stuff. It's good.
Structure. Sometimes I find the structure in a film kind of annoying, particularly if it's nonlinear like in Saw. This film has structure like Peer Gynt's onion and I liked it. The colors (see above) support this and give a peeling-the-onion feel to the thing because they help divide the layers. I liked the structure of this film even though I figured out pretty much where we were going with the story while we were still twenty paces from the throne. Sometimes, knowing how the story comes out is not a deterrent to enjoying it. This was one of those times.
The plot, btw, was also quite nice. I liked it. It was solid and didn't flinch from the ending. (I hate when movies go all The Pirate Movie at the end.)
There are a lot of things to look at in this movie. There are actors, some of 'em quite pretty. Most of 'em can act, which is always good. There are fabrics. Whoever shot this lusts for the liquidity of fabric in motion, and that's not a bad thing. Whenas in silks my Julia goes, then, then (methinks) how sweetly flows that liquefaction of her clothes. (Herrick, of course) I was particularly impressed with the motion of the green chiffon hanging things in the throne room. That was just gorgeous. Also look at liquids. Yum! And there's lots of color. Have I mentioned that this is a stunningly pretty film? Really. It is. It's got some great visuals.
Summary: This is worth at least a rental even for those who don't watch films that aren't in English. It is about nine million times better than The Last Samurai.
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(Anonymous) 2004-12-29 12:08 pm (UTC)(link)Mitch H.
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