Greetings all,
I just watched a like twenty-five part documentary about movies from like 1870 to 2005ish, and it was fascinating.
Not entirely related and not entirely unrelated, what aspects of films are the best and worst in your opinion?
Me, I tend to like "epic" movies where the protagonist travels somewhere far away, and it bugs me like crazy when the lighting is off -- like when the shadow goes the wrong way, etc.
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xvertigox@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 157d
jtzl@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 157d
"The Story of Film: An Odyssey" -- highly recommended!
xvertigox@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 153d
leave_it_blank@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 156d
For a while now sound has become one of the most important aspects to me. I got a high quality soundcard and extremely good headphones because of it.
Even if I don't like the style of music in a movie it can make quite the awesome experience. Passengers is an example where everything, from sound effect to music, work flawlessly together and make a good movie great.
Or take Tenet for example, so many people hate it for it's loud moments. I love it for this! Then again, my equipment is made for it, I guess most people watch movies like this on their phones I guess.
IWW4@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 157d
I think it’s the intense relentless time pressures that movie makers are under. Shooting a movie involves thousands of moving parts all the way have to come together in a situation where the lighting is perfect. Time just consumes money.
jtzl@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 157d
No doubt. I think I must have phrased the question poorly. I mean to ask: which types of movies do you prefer to watch?
But let me add a layer to what you described. I have read that a lot of movies are sort of greenish now, in part because they're optimizing for many different lighting conditions. For instance, can you watch it on your phone, in the sun?
badelf@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 156d
I tend to really like movies that have something to say on a deeper level(s), that remind us how complex it is to be human. Sometimes I have to think about a movie for a few days before I even realize why it worked so well. Sometimes I see a movie and it's fascinating but I'm not sure why. Then I find the "lens" to interpret the film and it opens the whole film for me.
As for which aspect of the film, I'm usually looking at acting. It can make or break the experience for me.
jtzl@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 155d
Thank you for your thoughtful response.
Now I will ask an annoying question: what is your favorite movie? And because I'm not a monster, I'll tell you mine and provide some context. I think if I were asked generically like that, I'd say "Vanilla Sky" or "Adaptation." I think "my favorite" is extremely variable, but I return to those two a lot and have for years.
badelf@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 153d
There's no way I can pick "a" favorite. It also would depend on the mood I'm in when you ask, LOL. I use tmdb to keep track of my watches, and really, there are so, so many with a 10/10 score. "Adaptation" is in that 10 list. I'll give you a few that are amazing movies, but probably not popular in the US and you haven't seen unless you're a cinephile. random selection:
Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017) Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003) Black Orpheus (1959), Greek myth told thru Brazilian cultural lens Riders of Justice (2021) Searching for Sugarman (2012), music documentary Haider (2014), Indian director's Shakespeare retelling
jtzl@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 153d
OK, I will check those out cuz you said you like "Adaptation."
I have been watching documentaries about dirt lately. It's fascinating! I started looking for a farm -- there's a LOT for us to do, it turns out!