Ryan's Adventures » movie http://wp.5pears.org Pictures and stories live here Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:28:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Movie: Grizzly Man http://wp.5pears.org/2008/02/movie-grizzly-man/ http://wp.5pears.org/2008/02/movie-grizzly-man/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:17:00 +0000 admin http://wp.5pears.org/?p=184
Tonight I went to a screening of Grizzly Man, a film by Werner Herzog, about a man who went into the wilderness of Alaska for 13 summers in a row to live with the grizzly bears. It was a fantastic look at one man’s issues with society and himself played out as he lived alone with a number of wild bears. The story itself was fascinating and the storytelling was superb. The highlight was the Q&A afterwards with the filmmaker.

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IMDB: Grizzly Man

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]]> http://wp.5pears.org/2008/02/movie-grizzly-man/feed/ 0 Movie: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days http://wp.5pears.org/2008/02/movie-4-months-3-weeks-and-2-days/ http://wp.5pears.org/2008/02/movie-4-months-3-weeks-and-2-days/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:36:00 +0000 admin http://wp.5pears.org/?p=183 I saw the most amazing movie tonight about a very sensitive issue, abortion. Not just abortion, but two girls’ struggle to get an illegal abortion in Communist-era Romania circa 1987. It has to be one of the most compelling movies I’ve seen in a long time. First of all, the film quality was amazing. The director mentions a special chemical process they used to de-saturate the film giving it an amazing texture that completely lacked bright colors, and yet the blues, greens, and reds were especially detailed. It really emphasized the drab nature of the whole endeavor.

Another interesting aspect was the scene duration. There were entire sections of the film shot entirely from one angle in one take. It made sitting in the theatre feel as if you were a silent observer quietly watching the story unfold. The lack of music also added an air of discomfort. The long pauses with no dialog and no music certainly raised the tension in the room.

Fresh Air Interview (~47 minutes)

Fresh Air Review

All Things Considered Review

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IMDB: 4 Months




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