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09-18-16
Originally Posted by Miss Vicky
Embrace of the Serpent

But about the cinematography I was admittedly torn. The images are crisp and effective, but I couldn't help but be frustrated and saddened by Guerra's decision to shoot in black and white. Where we should be treated to the glorious hues of greens and blues of the jungle, river and sky, and the rich shades of brown, red and orange of the earth, its animals and its people we get only shades of gray.
That was Tongo's reaction to this film in the movie chain thread.

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I wonder if the decision to shoot in black and white was due to budget restraints.
Someone asked that in the movie chain thread, and I think it was Sean who said it cost more to shoot in black and white than in color these days. So I think going with B&W was an artistic decision by the director.



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09-18-16
I think Embrace is magnificent and spellbinding in black and white and I wouldn't personally have it any other way. I think at least 25% of the reason for the greatness and voice of the film, if not more, is due the black and white cinematography. It creates a great fundament for the themes of the film and gives the setting a whole new look and feel to go hand in hand with what it wants to say.



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09-18-16
And it's not a boring arthouse film.

Since I watched it Bashu The Little Stranger, over a year ago, I though: now that's a killer nomination for the HoF. And I think it's something many people here will like (as opposed to be very genre type of stuff I nominated before like Utena and Gunbuster), although it's very different from a western movie.

Bashu feels more or less like Italian neorealism like Bicycle Thieves and Umberto D. But in color and with some explosions.

I am excited for the nominations. Many movies that I planned to watch but didn't (like All Quiet in the Western Front in some previous HoF).



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09-19-16
Originally Posted by Guaporense
It needs a link with english subs? I didn't know that was a rule. I found it through not-perfectly legal means.

Well, you can buy the legal DVD on amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Bashu-Little-.../dp/B0002JC6JM

375 dollars but worth every penny.

How did you think people were going to watch the movie if they couldn't find it, or understand it?
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09-19-16
OK, i don't have a clue what is going on. I'm being told by someone that they think Guap is trolling with his nomination and that he usually doesn't watch all the films. Is this a serious nomination Guap and do you have the intention to watch all the films? I don't want a lot of stuff to start since we seem to have a good thing going here but we need to sort this out before we move on.



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09-19-16
I don't think Guap is trolling, he told me about how much he liked Bashu The Little Stranger at the start of the 10th Hof which was many months ago. I have the movie with English subs and I think I'll watch it regardless if Guap is in or out.



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09-19-16
And I disagree with whoever said he usually doesn't watch all the films!! He's always one of firsts to watch everything!



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09-19-16
Her -

(Spike Jonze, 2013)



Guys, I know I can be pretty hyperbolic about things I like, but allow me to embrace that for a second.

Read the text in the above GIF for a second. Do you ever feel confused? Not about little things, but the big picture. I know I do. I live in a constant state of confusion, not really getting this world I live in, or who I am, or what I want.

With that in mind, I don’t know how Spike Jonze wrote this movie. It feels like he had to have sold his soul to the devil in order to write something with what feels like such a clear understanding of the human condition. Laced with intimacy and an undeniable, enthusiastic passion both in its creation and its story, this film is incredibly intimate and heartbreaking but exists with a lot of hope as well. I think Her is one of the most important films of the modern age, and certainly one of the most meaningful.

I can’t understand how any young person my age wouldn’t be able to connect to this movie. I know these strange creatures exist, but I don’t understand them myself. It’s made for us and is a film that, though set in the future, tackles the modern technological age with a huge sense of humanity and love.

In the past year or so I’ve come to a realization about technology. We’re trying to find our humanity through it, right? Social media, music, all this stuff… it makes sense that we would utilize it for humanistic discovery. This is why it bugs me when people say there is no humanity in technology. I can’t think of anything more human besides humans themselves. And I think this movie understands that. It breaks that barrier, brings the already-prevalent humanity that exists in cell phones and computers pouring forth. It understands that technology can help us discover ourselves and better understand the world around us.

I’m so glad I rewatched it for this HoF. While Embrace is still one of my favorite recent discoveries, while I think it’s near flawless in what it sets out to be and is a masterpiece in it's own right, I think Her is simply divine, a gift from a computer simulated God, and like I said one of the more important films of the modern age. Unless one of the films I haven't yet seen proves to be better, I’m rooting for this one to win, right now.



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09-19-16
Originally Posted by cricket
Did you love it that much your first time?
It was my favorite movie of that year. I was pretty taken by it.



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09-19-16
I'm expecting kind of an odd and quirky movie with Her. I never thought it would be something for me, but I'm going to watch it when I'm really ready to get into something.



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Originally Posted by cricket
I'm expecting kind of an odd and quirky movie with Her. I never thought it would be something for me, but I'm going to watch it when I'm really ready to get into something.
I was expecting something quirky as well but it is surprisingly not really, it is pretty heavy and made a big impact on me like Swan. I know Spike didn't write Being John Malkovich and i saw that after Her but it is still surprising to me that this didn't end up similar to BJM like a comedy that satirizes our relationship with technology.

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