A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.
~ Stanley Kubrick
IN A BETTER WORLD (2010) — What makes the friendship between Christian and Elias so special is how deeply and honestly Susanne Bier displays the emotional side of both children. Only by peering the eyes of the two actors, I can feel the all emotional reasons why they become such small terrorists. YOUNG TÖRLESS (1966) — Violence is not just a physical matter, but also psychological and emotional. In Young Törless, ethical ​​and subjective values ​​were so contradictory. Then the boundaries between good and evil even more vague. PHARAOH (1966) — Faraon is an evocative anatopism, also an astonishing colossal. A truly rare gem of its kind. Not only works as a visual declaration, Kawalerowicz also made it so carefully, so mesmerizing, yet so challenging. THE BOYS OF PAUL STREET (1969) — An ironic allegory not only for the face of war, but also the heart of it: militarism and nationalism. The irony in the end makes the two terminologies be absurd. SPIRITED AWAY (2001) — “What's in a name?” asked Shakespeare. “A name is an identity,” said this movie. MISS JULIE (1951) - Miss Julie is a very challenging study, whether psychological or situational. In a simple but smart way, Miss Julie presents the phases of a political game of love and seduction. MY NIGHT AT MAUD'S (1969) - Éric Rohmer not only talk about choices and risks of choices, there is also a glimpse the importance of choices and the pain of choices. My Night at Maud's, for me, is the most amazing movie about refracting those two opposing aspects of life. TEN (2002) — The use of "dashboard camera" method by Abbas Kiarostami is successfully providing such microscopic spectacle about the characters, not only on outside but also capable of making this movie as a unique character and gender study. THE PARTY AND THE GUESTS / A REPORT ON THE PARTY AND THE GUESTS (1966) — The allegory is not only the great thing about this Czechoslovak New Wave Cinema movie, but also its weirdness, its unnatural behavior, its peculiar plot, but the most of it is about how the movie smartly move without caution. ELEPHANT (2003) — Elephant is a piece of work that should be commended for its bravery. Such compliments are mainly intended to for Gus Van Sant's guts on using such non-linear and unusual narrative spectacle. Also packed with such unnatural risky styles which was really cost lot of guts.

Kamis, 08 Juli 2010

Coraline

TULISAN INI MUNGKIN MENGANDUNG SPOILER!
Oleh: Rio Johan (Rijon)
Sutradara: Henry Selick

Tahun Rilis: 2009

Film ini diangkat dari novel “Coraline” karangan Neil Gaiman.

“CORALINE” adalah sampel dari stop-motion. Agak sulit menjelaskan apa itu stop-motion. Pastinya ini bukan CGI. Stop-motion bisa dibilang semacam teknik membuat manipulasi visual gerakan benda-benda fisik. Stop-motion biasanya dibuat dengan kumpulan potongan gambar gerakan kecil obyek stop-motion sehinggal menimbulkan semacam ilusi visual bahwa obyek tersebut bergerak. Ambil contoh sebuah koin di meja, lalu beri gerakkan kecil secara berkali sembari mengambil gambar per gerakannya. Keseluruhan gambarnya disatukan menjadi semacam slide show. Jadilah contoh simpel stop-motion. Yah, buat yang masih belum mengerti, silahkan simak sendiri trailer “Coraline” (atau filmnya).

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Kanak-kanak mungkin bakal merasa terganggu dengan tema hitam yang disajikan “Coraline.” Tidak heran dengan tema hitamnya karena animasi ini datang dari sutradara yang sebelumnya menghasilkan “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Tokoh utama film ini, Coraline (bukan Caroline), bukan figur yang patut dicontoh anak-anak. Coraline tukang ngambek. Coraline tipikal gadis kecil sinikal. Coraline punya segudang tuntutan pada orang tuanya. Dan memang bukan 100% kesalahan Coraline pula, toh memang kedua orang tuanya sibuk melototi komputer masing-masing. Kedua orang tua Coraline bahkan hampir tidak pernah mendengar keluhannya.

Jadi wajar saja kalau Coraline terperangkap di dunia yang ditemukannya dibalik pintu kecil di pojok dinding rumahnya. Coraline berjumpa “the other parent” (orang tuanya yang lain) di dunia itu. Terlepas dari fakta bahwa kedua orang tua Coraline di dunia itu bermata kancing, Coraline menemukan sosok ideal orang tuanya. Ibunya memasak masakan lezat setiap hari. Bapaknya selalu memberikan perhatian buatnya. Bahkan lingkungannya di dunia yang lain jauh lebih menyenangkan ketimbang dunia aslinya. Coraline terperangkap di dunia itu.

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Terlepas dari fakta bahwa tema film ini terbilang kelam untuk disajikan pada anak-anak, penonton dewasa mungkin bakal menikmati temanya yang mungkin bisa saja terjadi di dunia nyata: anak kecil menggunakan imajinasinya untuk lepas dari dunia yang tidak dimaui. Justru daya tarik film ini datang dari sisi artistiknya yang kelam dan gelap. Ketika kebanyakan animasi (CGI, stop-mation, animasi klasik, atau tipe-tipe lainnya) cenderung menyajikan warna-warna yang cerah, manis, lucu, bahkan imut, “Coraline” malah menyuguhkan warna yang gotik. Faktanya, sisi artistik tersebut memang berhasil sekali membangun mood.

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1 komentar:

  1. Iya, ceritanya kelam, tapi suka ni film
    Dan namanya unik, "Coraline"
    :D

    BalasHapus