Netflix: King Kong (2005)
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enteleinKing Kong
I never saw the original.
But I think the thing I like the most about Peter Jackson's directorial style is how much color he allows to infuse each and every shot. This is not to say that he has intense crazy rainbows of hue and tint all over the place, he just lets the colors play until they settle, and then he takes the picture and shows it to you, shaded and rich and with lots of depth.
He really likes to frame things in an epic sort of way. He likes to show you what's in his head. There's a lot of pure joy in so many camera shots, even when vile, horrible things are happening on the screen.
Naomi Watts is totally gorgeous and shows a great amount of emotional depth at having to deal with a big ol' CGI monkey. Kong himself was utterly sympathetic, and plays off of Jack Black's shallow meanness so well, that the last line of the movie kinda makes you want to punch Black right in the face.
The movie really didn't feel that long, and I felt like the whole initial lead-up before getting to the island was nicely-paced and not a drudge at all. I think people seriously have a harder time, nowadays, with sitting still in their freaking seats and listening. Sometimes character development and enjoyment takes a while. Sometimes it's perfectly alright to approach something slowly, and look at it from all angles, before proceeding. Immersion can be such a tricky balancing act, but is ultimately an art form, requiring at least some investment from the viewer. I wish more people felt it were worth their time to make that investment, and to be patient. You don't have to reject the cookie cutter stuff, or deny that you like some good old fashioned instant gratification - but it helps to admit that when you take the slower road, it makes all the quick hits give that much more of a rush.
Anyway, good movie. Icky bugs. Pretty, soulful Brody eyes. Lovely Manhattan.
I never saw the original.
But I think the thing I like the most about Peter Jackson's directorial style is how much color he allows to infuse each and every shot. This is not to say that he has intense crazy rainbows of hue and tint all over the place, he just lets the colors play until they settle, and then he takes the picture and shows it to you, shaded and rich and with lots of depth.
He really likes to frame things in an epic sort of way. He likes to show you what's in his head. There's a lot of pure joy in so many camera shots, even when vile, horrible things are happening on the screen.
Naomi Watts is totally gorgeous and shows a great amount of emotional depth at having to deal with a big ol' CGI monkey. Kong himself was utterly sympathetic, and plays off of Jack Black's shallow meanness so well, that the last line of the movie kinda makes you want to punch Black right in the face.
The movie really didn't feel that long, and I felt like the whole initial lead-up before getting to the island was nicely-paced and not a drudge at all. I think people seriously have a harder time, nowadays, with sitting still in their freaking seats and listening. Sometimes character development and enjoyment takes a while. Sometimes it's perfectly alright to approach something slowly, and look at it from all angles, before proceeding. Immersion can be such a tricky balancing act, but is ultimately an art form, requiring at least some investment from the viewer. I wish more people felt it were worth their time to make that investment, and to be patient. You don't have to reject the cookie cutter stuff, or deny that you like some good old fashioned instant gratification - but it helps to admit that when you take the slower road, it makes all the quick hits give that much more of a rush.
Anyway, good movie. Icky bugs. Pretty, soulful Brody eyes. Lovely Manhattan.
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Date: 2006-07-09 05:01 am (UTC)The ice skating scene was umm well if I go wait we have already humanized the monster, and dammit shouldn't our heroine be going 'MOTHER FUCKER IT IS COLD OUT HERE' then the bit could be cut.
Then again maybe I am just getting cranky as I get older.
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Date: 2006-07-09 04:18 pm (UTC)i feel this way about Black most often, actually.