getting behind on these...
Oct. 21st, 2007 02:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cwfilmbuff...although part of that’s the lack of movies I’ve been to lately.
48. Halloween
Actually saw this almost two months ago, and forgot to post about it. Although really, the less I remember about this movie, the better.
49. Across the Universe
I’m a fan of both Julie Taymor and The Beatles, so I was very happy to se the two work together so well. The songs as sung by the cast are distinct from the originals, often adding meaning to make them work with the narrative without altering the lyrics or music. Like Cirque du Soleil’s Love, Universe sets the action if the time of The Beatles, but without featuring the Fab Four as characters (although Jude looks a little too much like McCartney to be coincidence), instead using the music to tell a story of what the youth of that era was going through. The attempt at a universal experience is likely why the cast is mostly unknowns (Eddie Izzard as Mr. Kite is the most recognizable face in the entire movie), a decision that makes it easier to see the characters as characters, as opposed to actors. In the end it’s not as deep or emotionally powerful as Taymor’s other films, but it’s true to The Beatles’ music (even throwing in a number of references to songs not featured in the film) and tells a good story in a visually interesting way.
48. Halloween
Actually saw this almost two months ago, and forgot to post about it. Although really, the less I remember about this movie, the better.
49. Across the Universe
I’m a fan of both Julie Taymor and The Beatles, so I was very happy to se the two work together so well. The songs as sung by the cast are distinct from the originals, often adding meaning to make them work with the narrative without altering the lyrics or music. Like Cirque du Soleil’s Love, Universe sets the action if the time of The Beatles, but without featuring the Fab Four as characters (although Jude looks a little too much like McCartney to be coincidence), instead using the music to tell a story of what the youth of that era was going through. The attempt at a universal experience is likely why the cast is mostly unknowns (Eddie Izzard as Mr. Kite is the most recognizable face in the entire movie), a decision that makes it easier to see the characters as characters, as opposed to actors. In the end it’s not as deep or emotionally powerful as Taymor’s other films, but it’s true to The Beatles’ music (even throwing in a number of references to songs not featured in the film) and tells a good story in a visually interesting way.
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Date: 2007-10-22 07:27 am (UTC)