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Sunday, 20 November 2016

Days of Heaven

Hmmmm.... What to say about this one... I thought the cinematography was absolutely stunning and some of the shots just blew me away. It was a very atmospheric film with great visuals. I'm told the film was shot in almost entirely natural light (like Barry Lyndon) and it really did look great.

However, I'm not sure I like the way that Terrence Malick tells stories, and this was also the problem I had with Tree of Life. The editing seems jumpy, and sometimes the characters change expressions or feelings too quickly through choppy editing. It feels wobbly, or unnatural, and I don't like much regarding the pace of the film.

I hated Richard Gere's character, and it was difficult to watch him being such a d-bag all the way through the film. Despite what I said about the cinematography earlier, I dislike the movement of the camera in the film. It always seems to swoop around, or zoom in, when it shouldn't. Kind of a frustrating film, but not a terrible one. 6/10