Poncey, boring art flicks which will win Oscars
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You’re going to learn it, biatches |
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le Scaphandre et le Papillon). The Khamoshi of French art cinema. Uses the same gimmick as Brick Lane, forcing your high-bandwidth brain through the narrow keyhole of a locked-in person and a virtual illiterate, respectively. Dialogue is built up letter by letter by reciting the French alphabet — over and over and over. How much can you tolerate? Every metaphor is beyond obvious. The last time someone disrespected the audience this much, it was Rehaan Engineer at the Prithvi Festival spending an hour reading a list of names. Also, no diving bell. 95% on RottenTomatoes for naked, pretty French women and because you can’t vote against the disabled. Read Jean-Dominique Bauby’s book instead.
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Johnny Depp |
Atonement. Possibly the ponciest movie ever made, filmed in Vaseline-bloomed soft focus with upper-class English accents and a lead character named Briony. What, were Alistair and Chlöe unavailable? Soundtrack repurposes Corona typewriter clacking as kick drums, like Bombay Talkie’s onomatopÅ“tic ‘Typewriter Tip Tip Tip.’ Supposed war movie has zero actual combat. Keira manages to look unattractive. 84% on RottenTomatoes for creative use of the word ‘c-nt’ and because critics feel compelled to upvote literary fiction. Read Ian McEwan’s book instead.
on Sunday, December 23rd, 2007, 4:15 pm in Film, Literature › 
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I loved THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY, the book … and have been reading all sorts of rave reviews about the movie. You really hated it that much? I’ve been having trouble imagining how it would get adapted into a film … I’ll be waiting to hear your take on Kite Runner…
The Diving Bell and Butterfly was my favorite movie of the year: beautiful images, unnerving scenes, great acting. No Country for Old Men is the only movie I’ve seen this year that comes close.
E-S-A-R-I-N-T-U-L-O… O.
E-S-A-R-I-N-T-U… U? U.
E-S-A-R-I… I? I.
Oui.
haha when johnny pouts he looks british
everyone is talking about the green gown that kiera wore in atonement. war time love story sounds interesting.. we girls might watch that movie just for that green dress..
It’s my understanding that Jean-Dominique really did “dictate” his book as portrayed in the book. It’s not as if the film-makers made up the whole reciting-the-letters thing, did they?
I did wonder why he did not use a Dynavox (in real life) but then I think you should at least be able to move one finger to use a Dynavox. Or you should be able to use a pointer with any muscle that has the ability to work. So if he really did “write” this book in such a tedious manner, that’s pretty incredible.
I was moved by the film because of something similar that happened in my family-especially the scene where he used to be wheeled to the balcony. That used to be the highlight of the day, to sit on the balcony and look at the trees.
saw this movie atonement yesterday…u are right Manish…war movie with no real war scenes except three men walking in wilderness..kieras famous green dress was not all that great either..movie story was ok..but direction was bad…repeated little girl’s typing to walking in the woods scenes to wasted scenes of three men walking in woods suddenly finding bodies of nuns with no blood around..everything about this movie was just not upto the mark..only thing that remains with u is this sad love story during war time and wasted lives because of one girl lying..I thought before the last 20 minutes of the movie that atleast the lovers met and lived happily ever after but then the writers interview at that end leaves us with more sadness killing both the main leads..too sad to watch..
why would anyone watch a film for a dress? esp. that dress, god, it looks cheap, and blech on gawky old Kiera. I do love vaseliney soft focusing and blooming english gardens though. Belated mince pies to you though Manish, for use of that lovely word, ponce :) That site is utter joy!