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Re: Best use of music in a scene
By lrsk in Movie Soundtracks
"The opening scene of The Godfather, during the wedding. You get a real feeling of an italian wedding, people joining in the singing...really sets up the strong family bond.Top Gun...what more can I say? "Flying through the danger zone"...Resevoir Dogs ... "Stuck in the middle with you" ... kinda makes the scene groovy in a morbid sort of wayprobably more I'm forgetting... " [More]

300

Where few stood against many
By lrsk in lrsk Blog
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"The story of the 300 Spartans has no doubt been told countless times thoughout history, and as the box office records reflect, bears telling once more.I had been eagerly anticipating this film since I first saw the trailer several months before its release. I still managed to keep my expectations rational, in that I did not expect a great script, or great acting; I expected to be hugely entertained. To this extent, I was very satisfied with the film.To address some of the criticism that this movie has recieved, specifically about historical accuracy and racism. These are essentially moot, since this film is a bastardized version of the true events of 480 BC. Being based on a graphic novel, which in turn is based on over two thousand year old history, is bound to yield some room for artistic license. These flaws have largely been addressed in most reviews of this film, but I will take it a step further. The story is told by Dilios, the sole Spartan survivor of the battle. To me, the ... " [More]

Babel

How the world is really smaller ...
By lrsk in lrsk Blog
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"I had somewhat high expectations about this movie, as it had 7 nominations for an Oscar. I also enjoy Iñárritu's work. As movie craftsmanship, this film was very solid, and I never felt lost as to what was going on. I do feel however that Babel didn't quite meet my expectations.As the title leads us to believe, this movie is ultimately about people and culture. How humans live quite different lives, yet we have the same problems. Babel of course meaning the Tower of Babel that humans tried to build to reach the heavens, and were punished by God by giving us different languages so that we couldn't communicate and finish the tower.The movie presents four sets of stories that are somehow connected, whcih works for the most part. It was very easy for me to identify with each of the characters, even though they were part of seperate cultures. It made me realize that you could have switched any of the characters around and you could have found the same problems. ... " [More]