right.
read some of the other reviews and joined this site specifically to put my oar in.
basically this film is what u understand. if you can empathise with other humans' emotions and the intimidating world of showbusiness which is dominated by ego, beauty and cerebral brutality then you should get a lot from this film.
it opens with a long foreboding shot of a door shutting in what appears to be a hospital. a pre-emptive eulogy if you will. a mood setting shot if ever i saw one. but somehow i think those of you more inclined to rent 'xxx' than 'city of god' are going to miss the impact of such a shot. it lays down a feeling of intimidation and regret that, juxtaposed against the Hollywood career-scape evokes a sympathy for any character not on top of their game as you feel they will be swallowed up. progression through the film demonstrates the directors skill at switching between the glamorous and the seedy.
this is a very intelligent film that can only really be appreciated through understanding. if anything it is a study of power and how destructive it can be.
peter weller plays a tom cruise-esquire Hollywood bigwig obsessed with belittling those who allow him to. And most do because he is so enormously famous. One particularly affecting scene involves him, his agent and a room full of buxom women and cocaine. his typical chat is littered with non-specific put-downs and you realise the main character here is this ogre's agent. To work for a man like this...
you have to have balls. and the film indirectly preaches about the dangers of such a great LOOKING lifestyle. conceptually great, but physically annihilating, his agent does what he does while hiding a terrible secret.
and thats where the perfection lies. epic like a shakespearian drama, the film leaves you with too many issues to put down on paper etc and i for one felt privileged to have witnessed such a work of art. truthful, arresting, affecting and flamboyant, this film is one of the best i saw last year.
frankly if u think its rubbish u don't understand it. simple as that. try renting 'the punisher' next time.
read some of the other reviews and joined this site specifically to put my oar in.
basically this film is what u understand. if you can empathise with other humans' emotions and the intimidating world of showbusiness which is dominated by ego, beauty and cerebral brutality then you should get a lot from this film.
it opens with a long foreboding shot of a door shutting in what appears to be a hospital. a pre-emptive eulogy if you will. a mood setting shot if ever i saw one. but somehow i think those of you more inclined to rent 'xxx' than 'city of god' are going to miss the impact of such a shot. it lays down a feeling of intimidation and regret that, juxtaposed against the Hollywood career-scape evokes a sympathy for any character not on top of their game as you feel they will be swallowed up. progression through the film demonstrates the directors skill at switching between the glamorous and the seedy.
this is a very intelligent film that can only really be appreciated through understanding. if anything it is a study of power and how destructive it can be.
peter weller plays a tom cruise-esquire Hollywood bigwig obsessed with belittling those who allow him to. And most do because he is so enormously famous. One particularly affecting scene involves him, his agent and a room full of buxom women and cocaine. his typical chat is littered with non-specific put-downs and you realise the main character here is this ogre's agent. To work for a man like this...
you have to have balls. and the film indirectly preaches about the dangers of such a great LOOKING lifestyle. conceptually great, but physically annihilating, his agent does what he does while hiding a terrible secret.
and thats where the perfection lies. epic like a shakespearian drama, the film leaves you with too many issues to put down on paper etc and i for one felt privileged to have witnessed such a work of art. truthful, arresting, affecting and flamboyant, this film is one of the best i saw last year.
frankly if u think its rubbish u don't understand it. simple as that. try renting 'the punisher' next time.