Dr.HannibalLecter
Tha Realest
I tried to see it in theatres, but something always got in the way. Never bothered to check it out later for the reason you mentioned
(also, the Clooney-Bullock combo
)
ROMA - Alfonso Cuaron da gawd's Netflix Film (Out Now)
I tried to see it in theatres, but something always got in the way. Never bothered to check it out later for the reason you mentioned
(also, the Clooney-Bullock combo
)
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
Expected winner since this had all the buzz and his buddy Del Toro was the head of jury.
Not taking away from the fact the movie does look incredible of course.
Can we now admit that Gravity wasn't a good film?
1970s HeRon Flow
Takin Penitentiary Chances
Gonna go watch it in theaters here in LA, gotta support Yalitza Aparicio, hate all these racist calling her an "Indian" and "monkey" cuz of her Vanity Fair photo shoot
Absolutely terrific.
Def not gonna be for the main stream tastes. It’s an art house flick but my goodness is it beautiful.
Has to win cinematography awards it was shot like watching a painting. Beautiful camera work. Heart wrenching but satisfying.
Def not gonna be for the main stream tastes. It’s an art house flick but my goodness is it beautiful.
Has to win cinematography awards it was shot like watching a painting. Beautiful camera work. Heart wrenching but satisfying.
got 20min in and cut this shyt off.
pretentious as hell, simply not entertaining to me.
pretentious as hell, simply not entertaining to me.
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
I will probably watch it today, but my local theater is doing a limited theatrical run first week of January where will try to see it on the big screen.
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
I liked it a lot but not as much as I expected. I think the biggest issue with the film is Cuaron's approach, who tells an intimate story about a family and the maid's role in it, yet films it like a sprawling epic. It's hard to argue against the sheer beauty of each frame in the film, but the controlled, clinical camera work creates a certain distance that pushes you away from the intimacy.
The best example is the scene in the movie theater, where a rather dramatic development happens, but Cuaron shoots it in a wide shot in which the movie playing on the screen in the background and the watching audience covers 75% of the screen, and the two characters that are having an important moment feel like complete background noise.
Scenes like that reveal that Cuaron, above everything, even his best intentions, has a strict technical vision that gets in the way of capturing his heart. His decision to handle the cinematography himself ends up an ironic choice because he could have really used the helping hand of Cuaron regular Lubezki to give this movie a more poetic feeling.
The film thus ends up being a better portrait of a moment in time than it is a character drama, which to me is a slightly missed opportunity, even though you will not be able to find a more beautiful looking film this year or the next.
The best example is the scene in the movie theater, where a rather dramatic development happens, but Cuaron shoots it in a wide shot in which the movie playing on the screen in the background and the watching audience covers 75% of the screen, and the two characters that are having an important moment feel like complete background noise.
Scenes like that reveal that Cuaron, above everything, even his best intentions, has a strict technical vision that gets in the way of capturing his heart. His decision to handle the cinematography himself ends up an ironic choice because he could have really used the helping hand of Cuaron regular Lubezki to give this movie a more poetic feeling.
The film thus ends up being a better portrait of a moment in time than it is a character drama, which to me is a slightly missed opportunity, even though you will not be able to find a more beautiful looking film this year or the next.
I think Cuaron’s intended purpose was to make this a portrait of a moment in time by his own words. Although I agree with the unnecessary “epic scale” he shot a movie that is supposed to be a personable story into his childhood upbringing, there were many times I felt I was watching The Revenant wit how vast he shot some scenes. But indeed this is a story of memories of ones upbringing and thus could have used a more smaller scope vocal point I do agree.
Despite its minor lackings and slow burn arthouse tendencies it’s still one of the most gorgeous and stunning films to watch without a doubt.
To me this movie shows that Cuaron is nothing more than a Micheal Bay at heart.
He has tremendous talent in technical scene composition, I've yet to see a movie of his that actually had good character and heart.
I think he and Del Toro should work together, Del Toro is king of melodrama and on the nose "sentimentality" and Cuaron has a technical skill and framing that puts Del Toro to shame, which is saying something because Del Torro is no slouch.
He has tremendous talent in technical scene composition, I've yet to see a movie of his that actually had good character and heart.
I think he and Del Toro should work together, Del Toro is king of melodrama and on the nose "sentimentality" and Cuaron has a technical skill and framing that puts Del Toro to shame, which is saying something because Del Torro is no slouch.
