Saturday, August 04, 2007
MOVIE CORNER: A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE PRESTIGE
In my last post I said that I had hated the Christopher Nolan-directed movie The Prestige but that was a story for another day. Today is that day. Like a SF monster that takes on the form of what it devours, the film superficially resembles Christopher Priest's novel, but on the inside it's pure Hollywood: the sets, the acting, and above all the dialogue, which is full of confrontations staged to make a point and fake "emotional moments."
That alone would be enough to make me dislike the film, but I have other problems with it as well. They're spoilery, so I'll post them on my other blog.
In my last post I said that I had hated the Christopher Nolan-directed movie The Prestige but that was a story for another day. Today is that day. Like a SF monster that takes on the form of what it devours, the film superficially resembles Christopher Priest's novel, but on the inside it's pure Hollywood: the sets, the acting, and above all the dialogue, which is full of confrontations staged to make a point and fake "emotional moments."
That alone would be enough to make me dislike the film, but I have other problems with it as well. They're spoilery, so I'll post them on my other blog.
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