Last night, we rented Be Kind Rewind and Pineapple Express. Like I said in my last post, we had both already seen the latter, and it was fun to see it again. I thought it was a very surprising comedy, and genuinely funny in a way that was refreshing.
But I have been wanting to see Be Kind Rewind, and Kate reminded me of it in a comment, so we watched that first.
It really was such a good movie. I love Michel Gondry. He is a brilliant man, and it shows in the film. His use of inventive camera angles, film and lighting tricks, and his aversion to computer-generated special effects make his films a visual treat. A TREAT.
The film itself was wonderful - it evoked positive, inspirational emotions in a way I haven't felt a movie evoke in a while.
The best part, for me, was that I felt that it was a film about how movies should make people feel (and about the way going to the theater should make people feel). Movies and theater-going should be something that takes you out of yourself, fills you up with happiness, community, wonderment, inspiration. It should be about the minor (or major, depending on the movie) dramatic suspension of disbelief, the temporary experience of the fantastic, the very enjoyment of the moment: in what one is both hearing and seeing.
It was a film about the love of movies, and the experiences people should have with the cinema. You can tell Michel Gondry (who wrote and directed this film) is in love with his work, and with movies in general, and that this was his type of love letter.
BRAVO
And fuck. I love Mos Def. Seriously.
18.1.09
Be Kind Rewind
Posted by leigh vandebogart at 2:27 PM
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Yay! I'm glad you saw it and liked it. I have to agree with you - it's a feel good movie without all the foof (real word?) of other movies with the same intention.
And I have to agree with your thought about its use of non-computer produced effects. I love the transitions made while they are doing the montage of making a bunch of different movies. And how clever are all the costumes and sets they build for the movies they make? I loved it all.
I just got home from Slumdog Millionaire. I think you'd like it - there is a lot of scamming in it. I have my own thoughts about this movie that I will share with you once you see it. It's 'bout to get deep in here.
The sweded version of Ghostbusters was pretty much the best thing ever.
Kate:
Yes, I totally agree with your sentiments about this movie. It was so good. I would buy it, absolutely.
The transitions are amazing! And the costumes and sets were so inventive and fantastic. It was so visually exciting.
I do want to see Slumdog Millionaire something fierce. It's nominated for just about everything, too, so I guess I should peep it out.
Oh, shit. I want it to get deep in here, lady. Yes.
Tori:
The Ghostbusters thing was hilarious. When I took out the DVD from the case and it had "sweded" written on it, I said, "What the hell does that mean?" And then as I watched the movie was like, "ohhhh, clever." Haha. It was such a nice, tangible way to connect the movie with the viewer.
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