tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post6129942887156510408..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: 20:08 (Debt)NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-45108508532399933482008-04-08T22:07:00.000-04:002008-04-08T22:07:00.000-04:00It's also very moving to watch Pollack in this fil...It's also very moving to watch Pollack in this film, knowing that it could be his last performance in the worldly-wise old corporate figure role he's played so many times over the years.<BR/><BR/>- Opinionated AustralianMichaelMclhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641747114551386727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-35607324990494533782008-04-07T19:01:00.000-04:002008-04-07T19:01:00.000-04:00i believe this thesis in miniature is heavily infl...i believe this thesis in miniature is heavily influenced by <A HREF="http://www.nicksflickpicks.com/mclayton.html" REL="nofollow">Nick's brilliant review</A>. I haven't read it since he wrote it but I know he talked a lot about the debt.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-73139906743782743732008-04-07T17:44:00.000-04:002008-04-07T17:44:00.000-04:00What a wonderful little thesis statement on Michae...What a wonderful little thesis statement on Michael Clayton. It's made me want to grab it off the shelf and rewatch. right. now.<BR/><BR/>Also can I just say you can totally get nostalgic for the recent past. I've lately realised that I probably live in the past more than I do in the present or future, and I'm such a nostalgic person. I get all teary-eyed and gooey for things that happened mere months ago - even if they weren't momentous or even that glorious occasions. Or some memory from not-so-long-ago sets me off on a lament that things will never be the same ever again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-82244344940614955182008-04-07T13:44:00.000-04:002008-04-07T13:44:00.000-04:00agreed on point 1) and especially point 2) --i sti...agreed on point <BR/>1) and especially point <BR/>2) --i still feel weird about the flashback structure. But then, I realize i have personal biases against those. As far as general trending goes, i don't like framing devices. <BR/>3) disagree here. The film is not hers (though she is the best thing in it)<BR/><BR/>as far as Pitt... I'm not sure exactly what people see in that performance. I like it just fine but one of the best of the year? (please note: am a big fan and do think he's deserved more than his one measly nomination)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-31531325354942921812008-04-07T12:41:00.000-04:002008-04-07T12:41:00.000-04:00I THOUGH PITT DESREVED CLOONEYS ACTOR SPOT.I THOUGH PITT DESREVED CLOONEYS ACTOR SPOT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-72805063415435113052008-04-06T20:33:00.000-04:002008-04-06T20:33:00.000-04:00I watched this again on the weekend. Some thoughts...I watched this again on the weekend. Some thoughts:<BR/><BR/>(i) Two sequences stand out as very bold film-making gestures. The first is the opening sequence, with Wilkinson's raving diatribe over the images of a quiet office building. Strangely enough, it reminds me of the tracking camera down corridors over a feint voice that opened LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD. The second is the sequence where Wilkinson wanders the city as he is stalked, and Clooney leaves a message on his answering machine. <BR/><BR/>(ii) Second time around, more attuned to the flow of the narrative, I enjoyed this film a lot more. The first time, I felt the flashback structure might have scuppered the film's last third. I'm still not convinced it was a good move structurally, but when you know what's going to happen, the rather abrupt denouement following the explosion doesn't feel so abrupt.<BR/><BR/>(iii) While I was glad Tilda Swinton won the award, I do think they could have done a bit more with her character. She kind of disappears in the second half until he final scene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com