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Never Let Me Go
What a beautifully made movie Never Let Me Go is. The art direction, the lighting and the scenes are stunningly beautiful. The cinematography is carefully controlled, sublime. The color pallet of the film is soft pastels, filmed in diffusion. Like a work of art from the 19th century French Impressionist art movement, Never Let Me Go (2010) is minimalist cinema, fused with art.
Based on the best selling novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. The film tells the somber story of a group of children raised in isolation at a British boarding school in 1975. The students are clones, whose only purpose in life is to be organ donors for others. As they graduate from school and enter adult hood, they are moved to communal living quarters, where they await their assignments as organ donors.
The director Mark Romanek does a superb job of delivering a subtle, somber story, beautifully done with ambiance and self reflection. From the cinematography to the haunting yet subtle music score, every element of the film is in harmony with the minimalist storyline.
Academy nominated, Carey Mulligan plays a young woman-donor clone, coming to grips with the meaning of her short life. Academy nominated, Keira Knightley along with Andrew Garfield make up the fine cast of talented British actors, who make the film so believable.
Don't think for a moment that Never Let Me Go, is Sci Fi, it's not. Don't think it's about people fighting back and escaping their fate, it's not. The film, like the book is a metaphor for what we strive for, a meaning to our existence.
Based on the best selling novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. The film tells the somber story of a group of children raised in isolation at a British boarding school in 1975. The students are clones, whose only purpose in life is to be organ donors for others. As they graduate from school and enter adult hood, they are moved to communal living quarters, where they await their assignments as organ donors.
The director Mark Romanek does a superb job of delivering a subtle, somber story, beautifully done with ambiance and self reflection. From the cinematography to the haunting yet subtle music score, every element of the film is in harmony with the minimalist storyline.
Academy nominated, Carey Mulligan plays a young woman-donor clone, coming to grips with the meaning of her short life. Academy nominated, Keira Knightley along with Andrew Garfield make up the fine cast of talented British actors, who make the film so believable.
Don't think for a moment that Never Let Me Go, is Sci Fi, it's not. Don't think it's about people fighting back and escaping their fate, it's not. The film, like the book is a metaphor for what we strive for, a meaning to our existence.
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