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Writer: Woody Allen
Cast: Kate Winslet, Jim Belushi, Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple
Genre: Drama
Oh yeah...Weird Woody finally put out another good one! Seen this the other night and I'm already wanting to see it again!
Allen uses the lifeguard character at the beginning of his film to serendipitously tell the viewer that Wonder Wheel contains symbolism, as the lifeguard says: he's working on a play and the poet in him loves symbolism...And the romantic in him loves very dramatic characters.
And that's what you get, stunning use of colors and creative lighting, the likes of which I've never seen before. The colors in context come from the neon lights of Coney Island but in the deeper scheme of things the colors and lighting change, as does the mood of the scene or change in the character's mood. It's all quite nicely done.
The family is colorful too, to say the least, in a dismal but connectable way. The lifeguard mentions the works of Eugene O'Neill and that's Woody letting you know O'Neill is his muse for Wonder Wheel.
Hugo Kudos to the actors!
I've never been a big fan of Jim Belushi's but OMG he delivers in this one. I didn't even think of him as Belushi. He really comes across like a real life Ralph Kramden from the 50s The Honeymooners. But not as comical, but every bit there.
Kate Winslet has been a favorite of mine for a long while, here she takes it up a couple notches! I read online that she was unsure if she could plays such an intensely troubled person while delivering brutal honest. But she does!
Great story too and smooth long takes with out jarring edits, as you would expect from a skilled film maker like Woody Allen.
So far this is my favorite film of 2017
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Wonder Wheel (2017)
Director: Woody AllenWriter: Woody Allen
Cast: Kate Winslet, Jim Belushi, Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple
Genre: Drama
"On Coney Island in the 1950s, a lifeguard tells the story of a middle-aged carousel operator, his beleaguered wife, and the visitor who turns their lives upside-down."
Oh yeah...Weird Woody finally put out another good one! Seen this the other night and I'm already wanting to see it again!
Allen uses the lifeguard character at the beginning of his film to serendipitously tell the viewer that Wonder Wheel contains symbolism, as the lifeguard says: he's working on a play and the poet in him loves symbolism...And the romantic in him loves very dramatic characters.
And that's what you get, stunning use of colors and creative lighting, the likes of which I've never seen before. The colors in context come from the neon lights of Coney Island but in the deeper scheme of things the colors and lighting change, as does the mood of the scene or change in the character's mood. It's all quite nicely done.
The family is colorful too, to say the least, in a dismal but connectable way. The lifeguard mentions the works of Eugene O'Neill and that's Woody letting you know O'Neill is his muse for Wonder Wheel.
Hugo Kudos to the actors!
I've never been a big fan of Jim Belushi's but OMG he delivers in this one. I didn't even think of him as Belushi. He really comes across like a real life Ralph Kramden from the 50s The Honeymooners. But not as comical, but every bit there.
Kate Winslet has been a favorite of mine for a long while, here she takes it up a couple notches! I read online that she was unsure if she could plays such an intensely troubled person while delivering brutal honest. But she does!
Great story too and smooth long takes with out jarring edits, as you would expect from a skilled film maker like Woody Allen.
So far this is my favorite film of 2017
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