First Sci-Fi thriller of the year
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April 22nd, 2013 at 7:30:13 PM permalink | |
zippyboy Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 2 Posts: 665 |
Thanks so much for your input, Flea. Always sometimes a pleasure. |
April 23rd, 2013 at 3:32:51 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
A surprising number of movies have narration and/or some sequence with a newspaper clipping that were added at the insistence of producers. Invariably they screen the unfinished film before a focus group where inevitably they hear the comment: "I didn't understand what was happening until halfway through the movie.. they should explain the back story in the beginning!" These are people who just stare at you blankly when you explain that obviously the director made an artistic choice for the "reveal" to come gradually. Not everything has to be so obvious that a chimp would understand it. So these expository scenes or narrations are added at the last minute so the chimps don't get confused. You can often recognize these scenes because they tend to feel out of place. Famously the entire narration in Blade Runner was added after the film was edited, along with the bland happy driving scene at the end with the outtakes from The Shining. Many people don't know that Romeo and Juliet was performed for hundreds of years with a happy ending. |
April 24th, 2013 at 7:31:01 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 188 Posts: 18633 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=HSRridF2nkg#t=13s You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
April 24th, 2013 at 8:38:49 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | I recognize him from the Bell Labs science films they used to show us in school. He was Dr. Research! |
April 25th, 2013 at 12:34:55 AM permalink | |
AcesAndEights Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 6 Posts: 351 |
You didn't tell the whole story though: legend has it that Harrison Ford thought the narration was stupid and unnecessary, so he intentionally mailed it in when reading the narration. And of course, Ridley Scott took it out for his first director's cut that came out in the early 90s, and most subsequent cuts of the film have continued to exclude it, including his 2007 Final Cut. If you get the right DVD set, you can watch one of the old versions with the narration. I'm pretty sure I've done it once, but it must not have been that terrible, because I barely remember it. If I remember correctly, the amount of narration drops off significantly about halfway through the film. "You think I'm joking." -EvenBob |
April 25th, 2013 at 7:17:43 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
It's difficult to dispute that point. Presumably everything in the narration could easily be gotten from context. It is kind of an insult.
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April 25th, 2013 at 12:36:13 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 188 Posts: 18633 | 2001 A Space Odyessy, could have had narration, (for the last third) but I don't think that it would really be a plus. The mission, the monolith, was suppose to be a big mystery and suppose to create "wonder" in the viewer. As all the space shots, and trip -- all high tech at the time. I think "Loopers" which I saw recently had narration to explain how the society was setup for the main characters. But it was limited to creating the scene for the finale' which seems proper. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
April 25th, 2013 at 1:18:01 PM permalink | |
AcesAndEights Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 6 Posts: 351 |
I thought the narration in Looper was occasionally unneeded. But in general, it was okay. Which was how I felt about the film overall - just okay. "You think I'm joking." -EvenBob |
April 25th, 2013 at 2:39:46 PM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
You know what it could have had? A plot. That would have been great. It's still the most realistic depiction of space travel. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
April 25th, 2013 at 7:01:03 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Keir Dullea, who played Dave Bowman in 2001 A Space Odyessy is still acting after over 50 years in movies. He said it drove him crazy to make that movie and hardly say anything at all. He desperately wanted some more dialogue. The movie was based on some short stories by Arthur C. Clarke, but his novel was published after the movie was released. I was eternally grateful since Arthur Clarke has a very straightforward storytelling style and he explained the whole story in very clear detail. I was only age 12 at the time and I kept asking my father what was happening in the movie. Of course, he had no clue, but he felt compelled to try and make up something to tell me. |