Comments on: Telling a story

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 13:47:30 +0000

It’s not just the actors or the directors. Why do you think when the actors win an award for that role they thank so many people that made the movie possible? You also have to give credit to the writers. It’s their imaginations that create such fantasies for our viewing pleasure. After watching movies in school told to look for certain colors and forshadowing I don’t know if it has corrupted my movie going or enhanced it. Sometimes I get a better understanding, other times I can predict the next move the movie is going to make so I’m no longer in anticipation. I guess the director is really good if they are really suttle with the flow of the movie.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:07:12 +0000

I enjoy a good commentary, though I think it’s more interesting to have a person from in front of the camera and someone behind the camera on the commentary. Directors can be very dry and technical while actors can sometimes descend into the “it was go great to work with __________”

That said, film is more about directors I’d say than actors. The best ones are, for the most part. The director is the one person who has the most creative control over the film. He or she is usually the first blamed for failure but last praised for success.

By: Bea

Bea — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:45:48 +0000

Oh, is the movie Monsoon Wedding with the guy eating Marigolds? I loved it. I know what you mean about looking at other things presented by the movie, for example the love story of the characters that aren’t principal.

I like the kind of movie that gives you something extra. Or the kind of movie with different stories related to each other, kinda like Love Actually.

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:38:12 +0000

I’ve often wondered how much I’ve “missed” that a director was trying to say in his technique. I saw the movie Hollywoodland and while I noticed that he shot the two characters differently, I coudln’t tell what it was. He was there for the Seattle premiere and explained that he shot the George Reeves character as if we were always looking at him through something — a window, a doorway, like a voyeur since the story was about whether he really committed suicide or not.

A friend of mine that was raised Muslim explained that it was hardf or her to “get” The Passion of the Christ because she didn’t realize the historical importance of any of the characters involved.