Blood
The difference between a work of genius and a travesty is how the viewer is able to interpret every scene. In a bad movie, such as Anaconda, the scenes exist to move the plot along. They have no message and no purpose other than to fill in the required 90 minutes of space in between catching introduction and tense climax.
In a good movie, every scene is significant. Few scenes, if any, are simply expository scenes. Often, this leads to scenes that seem out of place – irrelevant. Of course, they aren’t irrelevant. They’re key to understanding the messages behind the film.
A Lesson in Failure
Anaconda is the type of movie that helps you understand what makes good movies good. This is not because Anaconda is good, since it isn’t. It’s utterly atrocious, bad in a way you can’t blame on age. Characters without character, a monster following illogical rules, bad special effects, nonsensical plot, lack of tension – its as if the director found the checklist for making a bad horror movie and took care to hit every item on the list. But is it really the movie, or is it just me?
Russian Movies and a Bloody Musical
Sorry for the late posting. Still figuring out the publishing schedule system. So here’s just a few short reviews of movies I’ve seen recently.
A Good Time
As I slipped on my shoes to go see Kung Fu Panda with my friends, I couldn’t help but wonder why we weren’t seeing a “real” movie like Hulk or The Happening. Perhaps it was the trailer I watched on Youtube, which I closed as soon as it revealed how the panda would begin to break through his training.
I found myself expecting to see a cutesy, Pixar-inspired kids movie at the theater. Only this time instead of penguins or bees, it was all kinds of animals, and they knew kung fu!
