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Kaworu

#41 November 24, 2008, 09:56:23 pm

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It's really common to laugh at like early pre-rennaisance art and shit

But it's like they aren't really out for creating Art, it served a function so I don't like when people compare like nameless craftsmen to masaccio or michelangelo or whatever. It's like comparing Jim Lee to Gerhard Richter.
Also a lot of the stuff is really cool, and I love it.

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#42 November 24, 2008, 10:37:50 pm

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Quote from: Ragnar on November 24, 2008, 09:03:53 pm

I really thought the Daft Punk video was clips from an old cartoon, or made to look like a specific cartoon from the 70s/80s, or edited from an old cartoon like Space Ghost or that Sealab show

Edit: As in designed to be reminiscent of something and not really meant as a serious plot that could be made into a movie

It was made by the guy that did Galaxy Express 999 (I think), his stuff is from the 60s/70s and so that's what makes it look like that. His style is just old fashioned. I don't think he himself did Interstella 5555 though, I think he just supervised it (which still gives it his style).

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#43 November 24, 2008, 11:55:19 pm

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Quote from: The Octave Doctor on November 24, 2008, 09:56:23 pm

It's really common to laugh at like early pre-rennaisance art and shit
But it's like they aren't really out for creating Art, it served a function so I don't like when people compare like nameless craftsmen to masaccio or michelangelo or whatever. It's like comparing Jim Lee to Gerhard Richter.
Also a lot of the stuff is really cool, and I love it.

-urk sorry for the derail

yeah I mean the whole feel of it is really interesting as a whole but I've seen some ones in particular that are like jesus did not have a smiley face and wheels ok you can do better than that

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#44 November 25, 2008, 11:05:21 pm

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Koyaanisqatsi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwYFxCnc9fg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAyDMvi01Ms

By Francis Ford Copolla, and music by Phillip Glass.

This is a beautifully orchestrated film. There is no dialouge and no characters, just film of various landscapes, industries, populations, and cities. Set to Glass's music, it plays out more like an extended symphonic music video.

Koyaanisquatsi equates to "life out of balance". You'll see awesome natural wonders, and then the hectic rat race of human life and industry. The message behind the movie is pretty simplistic, but it's fun to watch.

The Fall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuJEMMfSFI8

I don't know too much about this one, but I ran into my roommates watching it one day and had to see it to the end. I found it comparable to Pan's Labyrinth, in that it contrasts the gritty real world with some wild fantasy. The storytelling bits are visually coordinated in the most perfect way. The surreal use of colors and the cinematography makes this look like a painting in motion.

Akira

If you haven't seen this, go get it now! This is like a standard among anime fans, but it never ceases to amaze me. The animation is great, extremely fluid and lifelike. They pay great attention to even minute details, and in a stylistic fashion. It's amazind to see even the way smoke and evaporation moves around here. And a good plot to boot.

The Life Aquatic

I have to agree with whoever mentioned this film, the color scheming was very pleasing to the eye.

Last Edit: November 25, 2008, 11:11:17 pm by Evangel

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#45 November 26, 2008, 12:01:30 am

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Quote from: Evangel on November 25, 2008, 11:05:21 pm

Koyaanisqatsi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwYFxCnc9fg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAyDMvi01Ms

By Francis Ford Copolla, and music by Phillip Glass.

This is a beautifully orchestrated film. There is no dialouge and no characters, just film of various landscapes, industries, populations, and cities. Set to Glass's music, it plays out more like an extended symphonic music video.

Koyaanisquatsi equates to "life out of balance". You'll see awesome natural wonders, and then the hectic rat race of human life and industry. The message behind the movie is pretty simplistic, but it's fun to watch.

Francis Ford Coppola??? whatcha talkin about man he just produced it

Godfrey Reggio fyi

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#46 November 26, 2008, 01:26:01 am

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Quote from: Ragnar on November 24, 2008, 11:55:19 pm

yeah I mean the whole feel of it is really interesting as a whole but I've seen some ones in particular that are like jesus did not have a smiley face and wheels ok you can do better than that

Part of the point was to reject the realism in the art that came before it in favor of something more symbolic and abstract. People of the time where very capable of creating "better" art.... it's just that aiming to "do better" would be missing the point entirely.

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#47 November 26, 2008, 01:52:28 am

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sorry, I didn't know the whole story about it

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#48 November 26, 2008, 03:29:10 am

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Evangel: thank you! the first two you listed look really awesome. i can't believe i've never heard of them before. phillip glass is really awesome. i'm going to watch these both first chance i get.

Akira eventually.

I've seen Life Aquatic and personally I think it was a bit overrated... It was okay. the best part of the movie was the word "bull dyke"

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#49 November 26, 2008, 04:01:28 am

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I'd say Full Metal Jacket, Alien, Blade Runner... And in the realm of animation I'd maybe suggest some Samurai Jack episodes by Tartakovski. I can't think of anything else right now. The Chinese/Japanese stuff may be all colourful and WOW costumes and choregraphy but if you want visuals that are provocative rather than impressive I would go for more surrealist, stylistically innovative, or post-modern works...

Full Metal Jacket is a deceptively beautiful film, in both the way that it is shot and the in way that how you watch it really changes your interpretation of the movie. Its probably the deepest film I've ever seen, and so much of that depth is done visually, but this is done almost subversively to the point where it makes itself a challenge to the viewer to piece it together. But if you can watch it and really understand what the visuals are saying, you get a real and profound appreciation for not only what Kubrick is trying to say but also for the way he says it with almost every shot of the film.

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headphonics

#50 November 26, 2008, 05:30:05 am

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i liked blade runner but i do not know if i would call it visually stimulating!

also, cat soup

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#51 November 26, 2008, 06:26:43 am

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hmm i haven't seen blade runner, but someone else actually told me to check out cat soup- it's animated right?

i watched some of the 'the fall'! so far i really like it!! it seems liek a BIG movie.. you know? the scenes seem massive. i... dont' really know how to describe what i'm trying to say here. does anyone get me on this?

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#52 November 26, 2008, 06:54:15 am

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wait is the fall out? i'd been meaning to watch it but didn't think it was out on dvd yet. i should download that; it always looked like something kind of worth watching.

also yeah cat soup is animated. if you are DOWN with that also watch mind game. it is generally an excellent movie all around but the animation is probably the best i've ever seen.

i guess some people would call it kind of cheesy, but i like it a lot. i guess i am gay for weird trippy kinds of animation

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#53 November 26, 2008, 07:07:10 am

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Quote from: headphonics on November 26, 2008, 05:30:05 am

i liked blade runner but i do not know if i would call it visually stimulating!

are you kidding me man? blade runner is a pretty beautiful movie, I don't really see why you wouldn't think so?

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headphonics

#54 November 26, 2008, 07:10:49 am

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what do you really think of as being visually stimulating? i kind of liked the camera work and i guess it was GRITTY or something but i do not find DARK SCI-FI FUTURESCAPE to be very stimulating, sorry.

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#55 November 26, 2008, 07:16:52 am

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I mean yeah I guess it all boils down to personal opinion but it's certainly much more stimulating than your average movie. Like, uh, an M. Night Shyamalan movie or something. Blade Runner has great sets and great lighting and it's just so FULLY REALIZED or some shit and yeah DARK SCI-FI FUTURESCAPE is pretty stimulating in this case especially compared to shitty sci-fi movies like I, Robot or other movies that just don't try very hard.

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headphonics

#56 November 26, 2008, 07:24:15 am

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i thought it was convincing and atmospheric, but i just don't really call a movie stimulating for NOT SUCKING. like "well it's not i, robot wat more could you want???" is a p flimsy justification for calling me on not finding it particularly stimulating. you should have to do more than not be THE VILLAGE to be considered really exceptional i think. i think in general that type of aesthetic and setting has just completely lost all of its impact on me. i have seen and envisioned so many virtually identical environments that as much as i like blade runner, i would not call anything like that stimulating if it did not do something really out of the ordinary or interesting beyond having WELL-CONSTRUCTED SETS. it was excellent at what it did, but what it did was not very intriguing i don't think (vissuals)).

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#57 November 26, 2008, 09:42:28 am

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Quote from: headphonics on November 26, 2008, 07:24:15 am

i thought it was convincing and atmospheric, but i just don't really call a movie stimulating for NOT SUCKING. like "well it's not i, robot wat more could you want???" is a p flimsy justification for calling me on not finding it particularly stimulating. you should have to do more than not be THE VILLAGE to be considered really exceptional i think. i think in general that type of aesthetic and setting has just completely lost all of its impact on me. i have seen and envisioned so many virtually identical environments that as much as i like blade runner, i would not call anything like that stimulating if it did not do something really out of the ordinary or interesting beyond having WELL-CONSTRUCTED SETS. it was excellent at what it did, but what it did was not very intriguing i don't think (vissuals)).

really? i'm not absolutely nuts about blade runner but i thought it had a pretty effective and intriguing visual aesthetic, particularly as far as films like that go. i'd go as far as saying that blade runner is probably one of the best examples of set design legitimately contributing to the atmosphere of the film, and really capturing an aesthetic of its own. sure this isn't an exceptionally important accomplishment but i do think it has undeniable merit.

although what really impresses me about blade runner is how solid of a job it does juggling a science fiction setting with one that was consciously derivative of the film noir style. a lot of films have tried to artificially go back to the old noir style, but i don't know of any other film that did as good a job as this film did. an argument over the importance of this could definitely be made, but i think it's fairly significant when you see a film aim for something rather difficult and abstract and hit it directly.

i guess posting is kinda dumb as i can't tell you what's interesting and what isn't, but i think you're being a little overly dismissive of some things that this film did extremely well.

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#58 November 26, 2008, 10:09:15 am

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the film noir thing is a good point! this was something i noticed but at the time but did not really think anything of. i guess the melding of two genres so effectively could be called pretty interesting. i'm not really trying to be dismissive, as i think these things are very good, but i probably just have a different perception of what stimulating means in this context. i liked the visuals a great deal but outside of a handful of scenes never found myself awestruck or really FLOORED. this could easily be because i do not appreciate the complexity of designing such a pervasive, comprehensive set or of taking noir-style visuals and putting them into a futuristic setting without losing any of the tone that they bring with them, though (actually i do appreciate the last one, but i probably do not know enough about film to be like AH YES THIS IS EXCELLENT without someone pointing it out. it didn't occur to me until you mentioned it that the setting itself was that exceptional).

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#59 November 26, 2008, 10:42:37 am

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This is going to be really gay but the move Stick It has these really good gymnastics scenes where they mix all the takes together and the girls make these kaleidoscope patterns doing gymnastics. It's not consistent through the movie but I liked it enough that I thought I might become a gymnast for like a day.

Here is a clip, part of the scene is at the beginning and the rest starts at about 1:00. Watch out cause in between there is a guy doing gymnastics with his pants down. It's kinda cool IMO because the negative space is the mat, or the walls, not just a digital screen.

The movie itself is actually not bad if you can stand the disney meets 'bring it on' angle. Jeff Bridges can make even a gymnastics coach look like a badass.

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#60 November 26, 2008, 11:02:02 am

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Quote from: headphonics on November 26, 2008, 06:54:15 am

wait is the fall out? i'd been meaning to watch it but didn't think it was out on dvd yet. i should download that; it always looked like something kind of worth watching.

also yeah cat soup is animated. if you are DOWN with that also watch mind game. it is generally an excellent movie all around but the animation is probably the best i've ever seen.

i guess some people would call it kind of cheesy, but i like it a lot. i guess i am gay for weird trippy kinds of animation

The Fall is definitely out on DVD, I saw it a couple of months ago.

As far as Blade Runner, I'm a HUGE fan, but I don't find it too visually stimulating. The sets and props did the job, but I don't see them as standout visual stimulation. As far as that category, I'd put Star Wars leagues ahead of it.

All of this talk about sci-fi got me thinking about Aliens, which I found to be visually great. The ambiance and lighting really caught my eye, and the design for the alien itself is goddamn awesome. I'm not sure if the rest of the series is so great, as I've never seen it. Isn't this by the same director as Blade Runner?

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