Movie-Man-Bob
दिस॰ 2001 को शामिल हुए
नई प्रोफ़ाइल में आपका स्वागत है
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This movie could have been awesome, but it misses the mark. It's a Superman Musical, based on a Broadway flop, and aired at 11:30 at night; you know it's not going to be Oscar material. But the fun comes in that the movie knows it's bad, and revels in it. It bears its cheese like a badge of honour, and as such actually comes close to being pretty good. It's cheesy, low-budget, and self-referential: three of my favourite things. Plus, it's narrated by Gary Owens, which makes it hard to go wrong.
But there's two problems: 1. It goes on way too long. There's only maybe 20 minutes of plot, tops, stretched into an hour and a half. This is due largely to 2. The songs. There's a whole lot of them, and they're not very well written. In fact, when you get down to it, some of them are really badly written. The rhyme schemes are haphazard and lackluster, the tunes are decent but nothing special, and in general, they all end up being pretty forgettable.
The songs also tend to repeat themselves a lot, stretching a single point into five or six verses... Then repeating several of those five or six verses over for emphasis. It gets boring very quickly. And since a large portion of the movie is devoted to the songs, the movie also gets old pretty quickly.
Still... For all of its flaws, it ends up being a fairly enjoyable movie. And as bad as it is... It's still not nearly as bad as The Adventures of Superpup.
But there's two problems: 1. It goes on way too long. There's only maybe 20 minutes of plot, tops, stretched into an hour and a half. This is due largely to 2. The songs. There's a whole lot of them, and they're not very well written. In fact, when you get down to it, some of them are really badly written. The rhyme schemes are haphazard and lackluster, the tunes are decent but nothing special, and in general, they all end up being pretty forgettable.
The songs also tend to repeat themselves a lot, stretching a single point into five or six verses... Then repeating several of those five or six verses over for emphasis. It gets boring very quickly. And since a large portion of the movie is devoted to the songs, the movie also gets old pretty quickly.
Still... For all of its flaws, it ends up being a fairly enjoyable movie. And as bad as it is... It's still not nearly as bad as The Adventures of Superpup.
James Cameron's Avatar is an endeavor of titanic proportions, no pun intended. It took upwards of 12 years and a budget larger than that of some third world nations to come to fruition. So... Was it worth it? Well, first of all, the script is lackluster. The plot is standard and predictable, the characters are cookie-cutter at best, overblown caricatures at worst. With a none-too-subtle message about the evils of technology encroaching on the natural balance.
This was the part of the movie that didn't sit well with me. I'm the first to admit that the human race is full of arrogant jerks, but I'd like to think we've progressed as a species to the point where we wouldn't be willing and in fact blatantly eager to drive an indigenous people to extinction for our own financial gain. Maybe I'm wrong...
But the message of this film seems to be, "People are stubborn, greedy, ignorant, and violent creatures." That constant message bothered me a lot, as did the characters who reinforced it. They're not just stupid humans. They're not just evil humans. Their adamantly uncaring and violent attitudes are physically abrasive. And there's few things I hate more than abrasive characters. I know enough irritating people in real life, without having to pay to see more.
And then we have characters like Colonel Quaritch, who's not only evil and abrasively irritating, but almost totally devoid of motivation. Like Richard III, he is determined to prove a villain, and continues to be ruthlessly, sadistically antagonistic without any real reason, or at least not a good one. Unlike Richard III, he's not at all fun to watch. He's not so much a character as a personification of the Evil, Technology-Wielding Humans that the film seeks to vilify.
On the other hand... The story may be lacking, the characters may be irritating, but the visual effects are stunning. The animators manage to create flora, fauna, and general topography for a completely alien world. The colors are vibrant, the details are exquisite. It's a unique and fascinating experience, incredible to look at.
But then again, so was the movie Hero. And that one had a terrific script too.
This was the part of the movie that didn't sit well with me. I'm the first to admit that the human race is full of arrogant jerks, but I'd like to think we've progressed as a species to the point where we wouldn't be willing and in fact blatantly eager to drive an indigenous people to extinction for our own financial gain. Maybe I'm wrong...
But the message of this film seems to be, "People are stubborn, greedy, ignorant, and violent creatures." That constant message bothered me a lot, as did the characters who reinforced it. They're not just stupid humans. They're not just evil humans. Their adamantly uncaring and violent attitudes are physically abrasive. And there's few things I hate more than abrasive characters. I know enough irritating people in real life, without having to pay to see more.
And then we have characters like Colonel Quaritch, who's not only evil and abrasively irritating, but almost totally devoid of motivation. Like Richard III, he is determined to prove a villain, and continues to be ruthlessly, sadistically antagonistic without any real reason, or at least not a good one. Unlike Richard III, he's not at all fun to watch. He's not so much a character as a personification of the Evil, Technology-Wielding Humans that the film seeks to vilify.
On the other hand... The story may be lacking, the characters may be irritating, but the visual effects are stunning. The animators manage to create flora, fauna, and general topography for a completely alien world. The colors are vibrant, the details are exquisite. It's a unique and fascinating experience, incredible to look at.
But then again, so was the movie Hero. And that one had a terrific script too.
I have seen my share of superhero movies. In fact, I've seen more than my share. Having developed rather an insatiable interest in the genre lately, I've been watching quite a few of them. I've watched all the classic Batman and Superman movies. I sought out the current mainstream superhero titles, even the ones I'd never really given any thought to before, or had any kind of investment in their characters or story lines. And I even watched a number of direct-to-video animated films on Netflix, some of which were surprisingly good, and others of which should be used as punishment for inmates at Arkham.
So I've become pretty familiar with the genre. But Dark Knight was a whole other ballpark. Not for the story or the effects or the various elements of the comic books that they managed to work in or for any of the other million reasons why people might like or dislike a superhero movie. This movie is incredible, not just for what's in it, but moreso for the philosophy that's behind it.
One of the goals of this "re-imagining" of the Batman saga was to make it seem more realistic. In Batman Begins, they accomplished this mainly with the design of the gadgets and technology, such as making the Batmobile look like a cross between an armoured car and a monster truck. Dark Knight prefers to focus more on characters and philosophy in this respect, and in so doing, gives us a re-imagining of not just of Batman, but of the very battle of Good vs. Evil. It poses questions like: How do you fight a villain you can't even understand? How far do you go to stop him? And who are the real heroes and villains when times are at their most desperate? Is there even a difference? Some of the answers to these questions are provided in the movie. Others are not so straightforward. You could write a book about all the moral and philosophical issues presented in this movie. In fact, someone already has.
Of course, if you're not into the whole philosophical treatise thing, not to worry. This movie is still one heck of a thrill ride from beginning to end. There's explosions, car chases, high-tech gizmos, and diabolical games of cat-and-mouse. But underneath all the action, all the effects, all the excitement, is this one fascinating and harrowing concept: Some men just want to watch the world burn.
So I've become pretty familiar with the genre. But Dark Knight was a whole other ballpark. Not for the story or the effects or the various elements of the comic books that they managed to work in or for any of the other million reasons why people might like or dislike a superhero movie. This movie is incredible, not just for what's in it, but moreso for the philosophy that's behind it.
One of the goals of this "re-imagining" of the Batman saga was to make it seem more realistic. In Batman Begins, they accomplished this mainly with the design of the gadgets and technology, such as making the Batmobile look like a cross between an armoured car and a monster truck. Dark Knight prefers to focus more on characters and philosophy in this respect, and in so doing, gives us a re-imagining of not just of Batman, but of the very battle of Good vs. Evil. It poses questions like: How do you fight a villain you can't even understand? How far do you go to stop him? And who are the real heroes and villains when times are at their most desperate? Is there even a difference? Some of the answers to these questions are provided in the movie. Others are not so straightforward. You could write a book about all the moral and philosophical issues presented in this movie. In fact, someone already has.
Of course, if you're not into the whole philosophical treatise thing, not to worry. This movie is still one heck of a thrill ride from beginning to end. There's explosions, car chases, high-tech gizmos, and diabolical games of cat-and-mouse. But underneath all the action, all the effects, all the excitement, is this one fascinating and harrowing concept: Some men just want to watch the world burn.