Post by aaroneous on Mar 29, 2007 11:44:37 GMT -5
Like JRC, I recently had my first viewing of a classic.
I netflixed Citizen Kane. Talk about an extremely well-executed movie. I was really impressed. No wonder this movie is AFI's top movie of all millenia and space and time.
In particular, I was struck by how non-1941 it was, i.e. how modern the editing and shot composition seemed. He was meticulous about every detail of every shot. And some of the imagery is SO startling and stark.
In particular I liked the shot where Kane and his buddy are talking in the office post-party. The camera is on the floor, so down left frame you get his leg, which seems to dwarf the other actor in the background on the right... then they switch places as the scene continues.
And also the zoom in and zoom out through-the-skylight shots, very well done... especially since there's not CGI to fake out the windows, etc.
The acting I thought was excellent as well... especially Bernstein. I liked watching them all as they aged, yet maintained very consistent characters.
Anyway, I too am a dope. Go Citizen Kane.
Aaroneous gives it three 1941-era mars rovers.
I netflixed Citizen Kane. Talk about an extremely well-executed movie. I was really impressed. No wonder this movie is AFI's top movie of all millenia and space and time.
In particular, I was struck by how non-1941 it was, i.e. how modern the editing and shot composition seemed. He was meticulous about every detail of every shot. And some of the imagery is SO startling and stark.
In particular I liked the shot where Kane and his buddy are talking in the office post-party. The camera is on the floor, so down left frame you get his leg, which seems to dwarf the other actor in the background on the right... then they switch places as the scene continues.
And also the zoom in and zoom out through-the-skylight shots, very well done... especially since there's not CGI to fake out the windows, etc.
The acting I thought was excellent as well... especially Bernstein. I liked watching them all as they aged, yet maintained very consistent characters.
Anyway, I too am a dope. Go Citizen Kane.
Aaroneous gives it three 1941-era mars rovers.
