The flare of Aaron Sorkin is unbeatable. David Fincher makes his script come to life and the result is a refreshing film, quick and powerful in the set-up like a boxer and that manages to keep its rhythm and quality to the very end.
The editing and sound production were remarkable too.
I honestly don't know what everyone is seeing in this one. This was my most anticipated movie, and I'm a big Eggers fan. So far the man has made nothing but two of the most important movies in modern horror cinema, plus an adaptation of Hamlet that's so much fun to watch and a true feast to the eye and the "hell yeah" mind.
The 1922 movie is one of a kind, and Werner Herzog delivered in 1979 an adaptation…
I get what it's aiming for. A fable told through the lenses of postwar Japan and with a kind of horror-esque approach that relies on Japan's mythology. The moral is quite clear and it tries to be not only a reflection of the war's aftermath but also a crude representation of hell on earth and how we are our own demons to ourself and the others.
That idea reminded me of William Golding's Lord of the Flies. But while I…
