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Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009
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Fantastic Mr. Fox is a stylistically unique family film that beautifully incorporates Wes Anderson's signature filmmaking techniques in this wonderful stop motion animation. This film is fairly homogenous in it's visual and writing style throughout its entirety. Most shots are bathed in varying shades of orange to match with the shades of the lead fox characters, causing them to sometimes blend into the background. The prominent use of orange and warm colors makes it all the more jarring when brighter…
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La Ciénaga 2001
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La Ciénaga is a film that aims to portray a realistic family environment and making the footage look as authentic as possible. There's no use of non-diegetic sound, and all sounds come from within the environment the characters are in. There's also a lot of long shots combined with hand-held motions that make this feel as though the viewer is in the space with the family and not simply watching a movie. There's themes of violence shown throughout the entire…
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The Vanishing Prairie 1954
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The Vanishing Prairie is a charming documentary that wonderfully encompasses the fantastical beauty of early Walt Disney productions. The photography and footage used in the film is beautiful and vibrant, and captures various unique shots of the animals featured that not only make for a visually interesting viewing experience but also give a better view at some of these creatures that would not be able to get otherwise. The personification of the animals is an interesting direction to take this…
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The Celebration 1998
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Festen is a really unique film that utilizes it's amateur-like style of filmmaking to create a comedically disturbing and raw story that has this sense of realism to it. The handheld motions of the camera make it feel like a home video, and the fact that it takes place at a family gathering also enhances that feeling. It grounds viewers within the world and often makes it feel like we're right there in the space with all of these characters.…
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