Thursday, February 28, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Me and James aren't on speaking terms after that.
I don't think I have ever been as disappointed in anybody as much as I am with James Cameron after watching the Terminator. WHAT A HORRIBLE "MOVIE"! I struggle to comprehend how James Cameron created something so wondrous such as the Titanic, and something so GOD AWFUL such as the Terminator.
Before watching the Terminator, I had no expectations, but I respected James Cameron so much that I was certain that he would somehow make termination look beautiful. However, I was disappointed. When watching Titanic Cameron create dynamic characters, and compelling story lines, in Terminator, the characters were boring, and the few story lines were crap!
Although its a stretch, a very very BIG stretch, and I would never EVER put Titanic and Terminator in the same league, I was able to find one similarity. I found the characters somewhat parallel. In both movies Cameron seemed to cast a "misunderstood hero" (who dies,) and a damsel in distress who is forced to fight for herself in the end.
what a waste of film.
Before watching the Terminator, I had no expectations, but I respected James Cameron so much that I was certain that he would somehow make termination look beautiful. However, I was disappointed. When watching Titanic Cameron create dynamic characters, and compelling story lines, in Terminator, the characters were boring, and the few story lines were crap!
Although its a stretch, a very very BIG stretch, and I would never EVER put Titanic and Terminator in the same league, I was able to find one similarity. I found the characters somewhat parallel. In both movies Cameron seemed to cast a "misunderstood hero" (who dies,) and a damsel in distress who is forced to fight for herself in the end.
what a waste of film.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Clinging for my Floor Lamp
Dictionary.com defines Titanic as: Of enormous scope, power, or influence, and James Cameron's film, Titanic, falls nothing short of that.
It's refreshing to come across a review that neither bashes the plot, nor the special effects, but instead commends them. Searching for a review I came across James Berardinelli's review, who claimed that Titanic was not only magnificent, but a rarity. James writes: You don't just watch Titanic, you experience it -- from the launch to the sinking, then on a journey two and one-half miles below the surface, into the cold, watery grave. I whole heartedly agree. When watching the movie, I often find myself clinging to the floor lamp in a desperate attempt to stay afloat, holding my breath as I hit the water, or the worst spreading my arm as if to fly. Point being...Titanic is a film that engages the audience, and a film where the stories, characters, and setting are so real that you can get lost in them. I think this plays a big role in why so many people don't enjoy the film, they're to afraid to throw themselves in it, they sit there and maybe watch, but they don't travel with it.
James Berardinelli also talks about James Cameron use of special effects. While I can (but struggle) to admit there are times when you can pick out the use of a green screen, you can not deny that James Cameron was committed to making an accurately detailed motion picture. James Cameron proved his dedication from the get go, when he announced that to get the shots he wanted, he was quite literally, going to recreate the Titanic, set it to sail, and watch it sink. A director with that kind ambition, should unquestionably be applauded, and I am saddened when he is not. Cameron knew to create the most realistic sinking, he had no way around it, he would have to actually sink a ship. Beradinelli writes: Cameron's flawless re-creation of the legendary ship has blurred the line between reality and illusion to such a degree that we can't be sure what's real and what isn't. I think this is why I find it so easy to get so involved in the movie, while it doesn't read as a documentary, it seems so real.
Titanic is an experience that no question, influences everyone it involves.
and the classical version of: my heart will go on just came on the stereo, and I didn't even plan that, I think its a sign :)
It's refreshing to come across a review that neither bashes the plot, nor the special effects, but instead commends them. Searching for a review I came across James Berardinelli's review, who claimed that Titanic was not only magnificent, but a rarity. James writes: You don't just watch Titanic, you experience it -- from the launch to the sinking, then on a journey two and one-half miles below the surface, into the cold, watery grave. I whole heartedly agree. When watching the movie, I often find myself clinging to the floor lamp in a desperate attempt to stay afloat, holding my breath as I hit the water, or the worst spreading my arm as if to fly. Point being...Titanic is a film that engages the audience, and a film where the stories, characters, and setting are so real that you can get lost in them. I think this plays a big role in why so many people don't enjoy the film, they're to afraid to throw themselves in it, they sit there and maybe watch, but they don't travel with it.
James Berardinelli also talks about James Cameron use of special effects. While I can (but struggle) to admit there are times when you can pick out the use of a green screen, you can not deny that James Cameron was committed to making an accurately detailed motion picture. James Cameron proved his dedication from the get go, when he announced that to get the shots he wanted, he was quite literally, going to recreate the Titanic, set it to sail, and watch it sink. A director with that kind ambition, should unquestionably be applauded, and I am saddened when he is not. Cameron knew to create the most realistic sinking, he had no way around it, he would have to actually sink a ship. Beradinelli writes: Cameron's flawless re-creation of the legendary ship has blurred the line between reality and illusion to such a degree that we can't be sure what's real and what isn't. I think this is why I find it so easy to get so involved in the movie, while it doesn't read as a documentary, it seems so real.
Titanic is an experience that no question, influences everyone it involves.
and the classical version of: my heart will go on just came on the stereo, and I didn't even plan that, I think its a sign :)
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