8 May 2004 - Saturday
Delayed reaction
Wheeler and I watched Schindler's List two nights ago. I must say that while many good World War II films have been made, few approach this one for artistic quality. Although the story is not exceptional, the cinematography is original and searing; the best words in the film never leave the lips of the actors. I nearly had to leave the room during the epilogue.
Eleanor Stump, in "The Mirror of Evil":
So you become accustomed to bad news, and to one extent or another, you learn to protect yourself against it, maybe by not minding so much. And then good news cracks your heart. It makes it feel keenly again all the evils to which it had become dull. It also opens it up to longing and hope, and hope is painful, because what is hoped for is not yet there.| Posted by Wilson at 20:56 Central | TrackBack
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True story or not, a movie must pick and choose what it will show and how. Aside from the visual art, I did not find the storytelling exceptional. That is, the sequence of events was fairly straightforward; it was the imagery and silence that made the movie greater than similar movies.
The thoughts of Wilson on 9 May 2004 - 14:06 Central+ + + + +
That movie was amazing. And tortuous to watch.
It's still inconceivable to me that those things happened (and still happen) - but they do.
We are fallen.
The thoughts of Bill on 13 May 2004 - 13:04 Central+ + + + +
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Don't you think it's a bit unfair to say the story isn't exceptional? I mean, it's a true story . . . did you want him to throw in a bunch of stuff that didn't happen? Besides, while the intricacy of the plot itself may be unremarkable, I personally thought it was an absolutely amazing sequence of events.
The thoughts of Blame Jared on 9 May 2004 - 13:29 Central+ + + + +