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Separate threads for film & TVThe Black Oil wrote: »Gave the first episode a shot. Heartbreaking, really.
Yeah, it's not exactly the most uplifting of shows but really high quality from all departments. Acting, writing, direction, music choices
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TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »Yeah, it's not exactly the most uplifting of shows but really high quality from all departments. Acting, writing, direction, music choices
I'm liking it a lot so far0 -
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I think 'style' alone is very inadequate to describe what Under the Skin does. It is a deeply formally assured film - a rare beast these days - where the cinematic language is deeply considered in order to articulate the themes and atmosphere of the film. The way it uses the camera's gaze, for example: it is often explicitly like a voyeur, capturing the alien's own perspective and uninvited intrusion into the world. If one breaks the film down into its basic plot beats, sure it's relatively straightforward - although there's few films, even exceedingly challenging ones, where that isn't the case. But the execution is anything but straightforward, thankfully, and it takes on an unusual and mysterious power by pretty much excising any exposition or direct explanations and focusing instead on pure image and sound.
Of course, experience has shown that it is indeed not a film for anybody. But hey, it's there, so I can only suggest people at least give it a go
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Separate threads for film & TVCounterpoint; Under the Skin felt like a gallery installation masquerading as a feature-film, full of dragged-out, protracted shots begging the viewer to find some meaning in them because we were all stuck here for the next hour or so, and what narrative was there was vaporous at best; all of which intermingled with scenes of Scarlet Johansson driving a van around the drearier parts of Glasgow. I suspect looking vacant and bored was not a stretch for Johansson's talents; we all wear that face on the bus every morning, sticking a Mica Levi over it doesn't make it intriguing
Part of me gets why it became something of a cult darling, and it wasn't without merit (the beach scene was arresting & pretty brutal in its own way before that shoulder-shrug narrative took over), but the other part of me rails against the waxing lyrical about something so aggressively intangible & irrelevant; the source material this film was based on, while a crude, blunt satire, sounded infinitely more interesting than what was adapted
TL:DR? Not for everyone, and avoid if you like a modicum of pacing or narrative. If you find withholding interesting, go for it.0 -
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greenspurs wrote: »Would/could people , when they recommend a series/movie , give a brief description of what its about. Not too much obviously , cant spoil or give away plot lines/twists.
I like watching programmes/movies on Netflix, and when I see people suggesting programmes to watch, personally I would like to know what its about . I wouldn't google it, as more than likely you would read about the ending/twists etc...
Some people on here do give a brief word about what their recommendation is about, and I think that really helps. Its just a suggestion ....
Maybe if people could .... it helps :P
"Bright lights and Thunder .................... " #NoPopcorn
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Separate threads for film & TVCounterpoint; Under the Skin felt like a gallery installation masquerading as a feature-film, full of dragged-out, protracted shots begging the viewer to find some meaning in them because we were all stuck here for the next hour or so, and what narrative was there was vaporous at best; all of which intermingled with scenes of Scarlet Johansson driving a van around the drearier parts of Glasgow. I suspect looking vacant and bored was not a stretch for Johansson's talents; we all wear that face on the bus every morning, sticking a Mica Levi over it doesn't make it intriguing
Part of me gets why it became something of a cult darling, and it wasn't without merit (the beach scene was arresting & pretty brutal in its own way before that shoulder-shrug narrative took over), but the other part of me rails against the waxing lyrical about something so aggressively intangible & irrelevant; the source material this film was based on, while a crude, blunt satire, sounded infinitely more interesting than what was adapted
TL:DR? Not for everyone, and avoid if you like a modicum of pacing or narrative. If you find withholding interesting, go for it.
I can get really irritated by films that choose style over substance and I was well sure that this film would be the cinematic equivalent of plucking pubic hairs. I found it absolutely captivating.0 -
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