just added 'human nature' to my netflix queue.
one of the most amazing things about 'eternal sunshine of the spotless mind'
was the extremely creative use of relatively simple visual effects. like the
scene on the pond with kate winslet being dragged off into the darkness - this
probably didn't take much more than a floodlight and some rope but damn, what
an image...
this reinforces my opinion that hollywood filmmakers have come to use computer
effects as cheap subsitiutes for real creativity and innovation - not that
there isn't creativity and innovation going on in the cgi world, but rather
that cgi has become a crutch for lazy filmmakers. The recent star wars movies
are, perhaps, the best example - the 'perfect' computer-generated visuals only
drew attention to the godawful acting and trite storyline. the unanimous 'star'
of the film was, of course, yoda - a computer-rendered character.
I kind of think these movies would be better if they just gave up the idea of
'real' actors and made the films 100% (instead of 98%) animated. fewer people
would probably go see them, but at least the movies wouldn't be such an
embarrasment.
michel gondry's style is a conflation of high and low-tech visual techniques -
he really understands how to use the camera to generate effects that normally
consume processor cycles. it's this sense of minimalist restraint that makes
the film so human...
perhaps the day will come when media piracy forces all filmmakers to work with
limited budgets, and every hollywood film will look this good.
-Wil M.
--- Chispas De Muerte <generentropy@yahoo.com> wrote:
quoted 11 lines I dunno, I watched "Human Nature" again last night in
> I dunno, I watched "Human Nature" again last night in
> the afterglow of "Eternal Sunshine", and I have to say
> I didn't think it was quite nearley as incredible on
> second viewing. I think eternal sunshine of the
> spotless mind is on par with the best of the Mindfuck
> genre, like "Waking Life" "Brazil" "Donnie Darko"
> and "Abre Los Ojos". A little deeper and more visually
> stimulating than the other films that crowd has done.
> And uh, the um sound when he gets a synapse/memory
> erased is pretty IDM sounding, too! (to vaugley
> attempt to stay on topic).
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