Another Scorsese Classic Part 2
As I mentioned in the previous post some time ago, I would be “watching Taxi Driver soon”. Well, finally, I have now seen the second film in the De Niro – Scorsese – Keitel partnership and I have to say that it is the most in depth, honest film centred around character development and social status (or “class system”, as it’s known over here). There are plenty of techniques used by Scorsese which are clearly apparent in his later works, and *touch wood* has the best original soundtrack of any of his films to date (Raging Bull and Goodfellas have no original songs).
Adaptation?
Adaptation (2002) is probably the hardest film anyone could possibly review. Why? Probably because it’s the most unusual film ever made.
In short, the film chronicles the real life events of Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage) who struggles to adapt the real life novel “The Orchid Thief” by real life The New Yorker writer Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep). You may be wondering why already I’ve mentioned the words “real life” three times. This is because Adaptation constantly flips between reality and fiction. In principle, there are two stories in the film: the first mentioned above, about Kaufman adapting the best selling non-fiction novel, and the second the story of the novel itself. Still with me? Good, because this is where it gets confusing. Read the rest of this entry »
If you’re looking for Solace…
Ah Bond. Any reader of mine will know that I have a particular distaste towards Bond films; however I was committed to, for the first time, see a Bond film in the cinema. I didn’t expect much, but I felt it was time to watch one in it’s true form after missing Casino Royale and being too young to watch any Bond films before it. Read the rest of this entry »
The Kite Ruiner
A film made in Afghanistan during the Soviet war, that’s the Kite Runner’s description in a sentence. The film, however, fails to live up to expectations. There’s nothing like it/been done like it for quite some time, but that seems like an excuse not to make the best possible film, rather a half-hearted attempt at a best-selling novel. Read the rest of this entry »
Another Scorsese Classic…
I have now seen Raging Bull, easily the best in the Scorsese-De Niro partnership (although I’m watching Taxi Driver soon) and also the best in the De Niro-Pesci partnership, they both excel in the movie, giving Pesci’s non-existent career a huge boost. The best way to sum the film up, critically, in a metaphor is that Read the rest of this entry »
Why So Serious?
Why So Serious?
The Dark Knight:
The main thing I want to talk about is Heath Ledger’s acting, and whether it’s related to his unfortunate death. I think it isn’t. Personally, my favourite scene’s are with the Joker. Before, I was convinced that Bruno Ganz as Adolf Hitler was the best acting I’d see in my lifetime. I was wrong. Heath Ledger is impeccable as the Joker, everything about him is perfect. The reason I think it’s so good is partially because the film (for me, anyway) is constantly trying to be realistic, but at the same time, set in a fictional city featuring unheard of technology. Read the rest of this entry »
Hello!
Hey, and welcome to my blog, the place for random posts on anything that catches my eye. That’s from gaming, to politics. I’m also going to be posting up my stories on here, as soon as they’re finished that is.
I’ll try and give you an idea sometime of what I’ve got planned over the coming months, so bear with me and be sure to keep checking the blog for new posts.
Until then, astalavista!
