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.
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Minggu, 21 November 2010

Elephant

TULISAN INI MUNGKIN MENGANDUNG SPOILER!
Oleh: Rio Johan (Rijon)Sutradara: Gus Van Sant
Pemain: Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson, Timothy Bottoms, Matt Malloy, Elias McConnell, Nathan Tyson, Carrie Finklea, Kristen Hicks, Brittany Mountain, Jordan Taylor, Nicole George, Alicia Miles, Bennie Dixon

Tahun Rilis: 2003

Elephant adalah sebuah film yang patut dipuji karena keberaniannya, apalagi mengingat film ini diproduksi oleh Hollywood. Pujian tersebut terutama ditujukan pada keberanian Gus Van Sant menyuguhkan tontonan non-naratif, non-linear, dan tidak biasa. Gus Van Sant mengemas Elephant dengan adegan-adegan stylish yang tidak wajar, slow-paced, multiple pointview, dan yang paling patut disoroti adalah long take yang sangat berani sekaligus berisiko. Kenapa berani? Dari segi komersial, berani karena penyuguhan Elephant yang tidak biasa ini bisa saja berakibat kejenuhan bagi tipe penonton mainstream yang tidak sabaran. Dari segi sinematik dan artistik, berani karena menyughkan sebuah tema yang rentan dengan cara yang rentan pula.
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Rabu, 14 Juli 2010

Drugstore Cowboy

TULISAN INI MUNGKIN MENGANDUNG SPOILER!
Oleh: Rio Johan (Rijon)
Sutradara: Gus Van Sant
Pemain: Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Le Gros, Heather Graham, Max Perlich, James Remar, Grace Zabriskie, William S. Burroughs

Tahun Rilis: 1989

PERNAH lihat “Bonnie and Clyde,” atau “Easy Rider,” atau drama-drama outlander (pelakon kriminal) lainnya? “Drugstore Cowboy,” film kedua Gus Van Sant (sekaligus film yang melambungkan namanya sebagai sutradara berkualitas) ini juga membawa kisah yang serupa/setipe dengan film-film tersebut.
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