theSecretAlchemist
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A young man beats the traffic by rowing to work every morning. The journey is serene, and life-affirming. There is a hint of romance with a woman fishing on the pier each morning. This idyllic picture is threatened when one woman decides to take advantage of the young man's insight.
This is a technically brilliant short film. Dialogue is eschewed and tensions and conflicts are conveyed through facial expression and a heightened awareness of montage in the editing. The actor playing the main character goes adeptly from contentment, to frustration, then seething anger, and back to contentment. The music complements the action. I especially enjoyed a revolving door shot that exits an early scene.
The one caveat is the second character to enter the boat, an overweight ignoramus whose animated tie lays it on a bit thick, and whose expressions when disposing of a potato chip wrapper are slightly vaudeville. This guy's presence slightly overplayed the conflict in the boat.
We all desire peace and tranquility. When we have it, we probably take it for granted, until it is threatened. Often, it is the small pleasures in life we should treasure, like the sun on our faces, or a leisurely commute to work. This film does a good job of reminding us of that.
This is a technically brilliant short film. Dialogue is eschewed and tensions and conflicts are conveyed through facial expression and a heightened awareness of montage in the editing. The actor playing the main character goes adeptly from contentment, to frustration, then seething anger, and back to contentment. The music complements the action. I especially enjoyed a revolving door shot that exits an early scene.
The one caveat is the second character to enter the boat, an overweight ignoramus whose animated tie lays it on a bit thick, and whose expressions when disposing of a potato chip wrapper are slightly vaudeville. This guy's presence slightly overplayed the conflict in the boat.
We all desire peace and tranquility. When we have it, we probably take it for granted, until it is threatened. Often, it is the small pleasures in life we should treasure, like the sun on our faces, or a leisurely commute to work. This film does a good job of reminding us of that.
Well, you already know by now that this might be the worst movie ever made. Certainly a contender for the Top Ten. But you might be like me and think, "If it is that bad, it might be good." We learn from our mistakes, and we can learn from other people's mistakes too, so sometimes it is fun to sit back and imagine the writer/ director/ cast and say: "What WERE they thinking?"
I was wrong. It is not fun. It's very very painful. I had to watch the video over a week in 20- minute chunks, I couldn't take any more than that. Someone should be locked up for this film, it is a crime against humanity. Actually, that is not true. I crewed once on a film where, very early into the shoot, everyone except the director and DP realised it was mince. (The director and DP might just have been faking their enthusiasm better). The shoot became a real trial of endurance for everyone involved, like being trapped in a train carriage where there is a raving nutter and everyone pretends nothing is happening, desperately praying for their station to come round. My sympathies to the crew of Wing Commander.
"Based on a video game." Doesn't that kind of say it all anyway?
I was wrong. It is not fun. It's very very painful. I had to watch the video over a week in 20- minute chunks, I couldn't take any more than that. Someone should be locked up for this film, it is a crime against humanity. Actually, that is not true. I crewed once on a film where, very early into the shoot, everyone except the director and DP realised it was mince. (The director and DP might just have been faking their enthusiasm better). The shoot became a real trial of endurance for everyone involved, like being trapped in a train carriage where there is a raving nutter and everyone pretends nothing is happening, desperately praying for their station to come round. My sympathies to the crew of Wing Commander.
"Based on a video game." Doesn't that kind of say it all anyway?
