pj-bus
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This really is an excellent short film. So much is communicated by economic means.
Much is made of the location, the ruins of St. Athan Boys Village which is in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. One doorway of the ruin is made to look sinister and threatening. It is here that much will happen.
The film explores a lot, but most notably the dynamic between the world we inhabit as a child and as a teenager. The two worlds are different sides of the same coin.
There is a visual dialogue between these two worlds. The world of the child is trying to reach out to the world of the teenager.
Much is made of the location, the ruins of St. Athan Boys Village which is in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. One doorway of the ruin is made to look sinister and threatening. It is here that much will happen.
The film explores a lot, but most notably the dynamic between the world we inhabit as a child and as a teenager. The two worlds are different sides of the same coin.
There is a visual dialogue between these two worlds. The world of the child is trying to reach out to the world of the teenager.
Well that was an excellent and fun episode of Doctor Who. I tend to like the ones that are set in historic English settings and I find that trio of characters in London, the reptilian woman, the human woman and the potato like fellow, to be very entertaining.
I've been doing a bit of browsing the web for other perspectives on this Doctor Who and I see that some people like to criticise the script writing of Stephen Moffat. I have not seen every Doctor Who episode by a long way, however I have seen others written by Stephen Moffat and his script writing is excellent as it was in this Deep Breath episode. Stephen Moffat seems to be particularly good at story design. He also sets up rather fine situations. I don't wish to be specific because I prefer not to include any spoilers, however the conclusion to the main drama in this episode really was beautifully done, leaving a great ambiguity about the new Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi.
Peter Capaldi looked to me like a first class Doctor Who. I did like Matt Smith and Tenant but to me Peter Capaldi is the real deal. The first Doctor Who I remember is Pertwee and as a child I loved Tom Baker. However I lost interest in the series after Tom Baker left as I became an older teenager. It was a joy to watch Peter Capaldi in his new role. He is a bit mysterious and dark which I really like. He is so capable, he is able to do the comedy but maintain this slight darkness.
There was one thing which I didn't like about the episode which was the mechanism used to reconcile Clara with the new Doctor near the end. I haven't described it because I don't want to include spoilers. I think Clara should have decided to go with this new strange Doctor all on her own, I think there should have been a scene where she weighed it up, and on balance decided she would join him in his journeying through space and time.
All in all a great episode. Moffat is a great writer and Capaldi is looking like he will be a great Doctor.
I've been doing a bit of browsing the web for other perspectives on this Doctor Who and I see that some people like to criticise the script writing of Stephen Moffat. I have not seen every Doctor Who episode by a long way, however I have seen others written by Stephen Moffat and his script writing is excellent as it was in this Deep Breath episode. Stephen Moffat seems to be particularly good at story design. He also sets up rather fine situations. I don't wish to be specific because I prefer not to include any spoilers, however the conclusion to the main drama in this episode really was beautifully done, leaving a great ambiguity about the new Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi.
Peter Capaldi looked to me like a first class Doctor Who. I did like Matt Smith and Tenant but to me Peter Capaldi is the real deal. The first Doctor Who I remember is Pertwee and as a child I loved Tom Baker. However I lost interest in the series after Tom Baker left as I became an older teenager. It was a joy to watch Peter Capaldi in his new role. He is a bit mysterious and dark which I really like. He is so capable, he is able to do the comedy but maintain this slight darkness.
There was one thing which I didn't like about the episode which was the mechanism used to reconcile Clara with the new Doctor near the end. I haven't described it because I don't want to include spoilers. I think Clara should have decided to go with this new strange Doctor all on her own, I think there should have been a scene where she weighed it up, and on balance decided she would join him in his journeying through space and time.
All in all a great episode. Moffat is a great writer and Capaldi is looking like he will be a great Doctor.
I just watched this now when it came on TV on the BBC in the UK. I was captivated throughout this excellent film.
Others quite rightly have commended the performance of Colin Firth. I would like also to bring attention to some other aspects of the film.
There are many beautiful shots in this film. It is a pleasure to watch. It is elegant and proceeds at a measured pace. The use of the camera is often inventive as well as stylish. Tom Ford has created quite a harmony between the acting of Colin Firth and the overall style and feel of the film. A Single Man shifts between telling the story directly and impressionism.
The film is set in Southern California in 1962 at the time of the Cuban missile crisis. It captures that time superbly. Colin Firth's character, George Falconer, is a professor of English Literature at a university. The academic world is one where liberal ideas for the time are common. That period has quite a unique feel about it and this is reflected so well in this film.
A Single Man is based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood which I haven't read. This film is a remarkable efficient cinematic exploration of many issues. Death, grief, memory and life. The film is a witness to the consequences of different types of death violent, natural or suicide. Death is contrasted with life. George Falconer is looking at death in its many forms but his students are exploring life. The final scenes of this film are effectively a discussion between life and death.
This is truly a superb piece of film-making.
Others quite rightly have commended the performance of Colin Firth. I would like also to bring attention to some other aspects of the film.
There are many beautiful shots in this film. It is a pleasure to watch. It is elegant and proceeds at a measured pace. The use of the camera is often inventive as well as stylish. Tom Ford has created quite a harmony between the acting of Colin Firth and the overall style and feel of the film. A Single Man shifts between telling the story directly and impressionism.
The film is set in Southern California in 1962 at the time of the Cuban missile crisis. It captures that time superbly. Colin Firth's character, George Falconer, is a professor of English Literature at a university. The academic world is one where liberal ideas for the time are common. That period has quite a unique feel about it and this is reflected so well in this film.
A Single Man is based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood which I haven't read. This film is a remarkable efficient cinematic exploration of many issues. Death, grief, memory and life. The film is a witness to the consequences of different types of death violent, natural or suicide. Death is contrasted with life. George Falconer is looking at death in its many forms but his students are exploring life. The final scenes of this film are effectively a discussion between life and death.
This is truly a superb piece of film-making.