Raveland

Deep Films Entertainment seeks to go deep into your heart, but Raveland also achieves cerebrally. Teenagers alone on a beautiful island--what could be more lighthearted and fun? Right?

Wrong.

Raveland is a serious film for serious movie-goers. Much of the narrative is carried nonverbally by its cast, the members of which worked well together. You must pay attention, however. This is a film of layers and nuance. Daydream for a moment and you will undoubtedly miss something.

Of course, Rachael Ihim brings life to her character, and I expect to see more of her in the future. Of particular interest to me in future offerings are young actors River Perkins and Charlotte Rose, both of whom captured various moments throughout, bringing an intensity that I look forward to seeing in other serious screenplay.

This movie made Gigli look like Godfather 2.

Stumbled on this movie on the free TV app. The initial description was interesting so I gave it a shot. I do not write many reviews, star ratings are usually enough for me. However after reading the reviews for this film and realizing they were obviously written by folks who have a stake in this thing, I had to. This film is convoluted. The reviews say it's deep? It's deep alright, it deeps itself right out of the business. It's amazing to me that someone invested money in this. Acting is awful, writing is terrible, editing couldn't save this thing. I love to give movies like this a shot and sometimes I'm surprised. I was definitely surprised this time and not in a good way.

The character's style, dialogue, and essence were tasteful. Some scenes were very technical in the way it was edited using silence to create suspense and cutting back and forth from peace to chaos. The use of flashbacks and memory was quite tasteful and the artistic utilization of fire and nature to drive the plot made the movie all the more enjoyable.

My friends all talked about the nice sunsets and I liked those as well but what I liked more was the way those served as a character in themselves, carrying on personality and changing color as the movie moved from safety to the unknown.

Raveland itself was a character that I came to fall in love with and Rebecca Ugo did an excellent job in achieving this. The use of blue and red colors in the film create a sense of blood and the ocean, communicating many deep messages that soothe the mind while making your blood rise. Not to mention, the way the interplay of powers was done quite well and each character was developed to have an identity and backstory that made me care.

Rebecca Ugo definitely did a number with the suspense on this. I also liked hearing the backstory of the film after the premiere. And after hearing that, I am even more impressed by the plot's ability to leave my mind guessing and impress me through visually striking innuendos.

If this film was done by beginners I'd give it a higher rating. I respect young filmmakers who give a feature length narrative a go.

However, for the average viewer the background of the director, cinematographer, actor, etc. Doesn't matter. Was the movie good or bad? In this case it missed the mark on most all levels. The directing was sloppy - the blocking, pacing, tension/suspense all fell short, or not at all. The photography was boring. Too brightly or darkly lit, purposeless camera angles, and several times out of focus - unconscionable in the cinematography business. The editing couldn't, or didn't, cover for the previous errors. The sound was a major disappointment. Simply inconsistent, at times inaudible, with sound effects that often were out of sync with the action - bush league. The story is for another review, but I suspect good filmmaking couldn't save this convoluted mess, filled with plot holes. It just didn't ring authentic., which leads to the acting. Once again, if these are newbie actors, keep going. If not, well..they ran the gamut of human emotions from A-B (yes, I stole that line).

Raveland was fun to watch and it remind me of a mixed with African film style and westerns. The actors did a great job bringing out emotions. I really enjoyed it. I like the idea of supernatural powers been part of the movie. Which gave it a great twist and turns.

Raveland was fun to watch and it remind me of a mixed with African film style and westerns. The actors did a great job bringing out emotions. I really enjoyed it. I like the idea of supernatural powers been part of the movie. Which gave it a great twist and turns.

Raveland was fun to watch and it remind me of a mixed with African film style and westerns. The actors did a great job bringing out emotions. I really enjoyed it. I like the idea of supernatural powers been part of the movie. Which gave it a great twist and turns.