Wim Wenders' 'Wings of Desire' has been on my radar ever since seeing a random countdown list that had it highly ranked as one of the best 'films set in a city'.
This peaked my interest because it's such a broad category. After finally watching Wings of Desire, I fully understand why it is so beloved.
As soon as the film begins you are introduced to Damiel and Cassiel. Two angels that travel the city of Berlin watching over mankind…
Oh man this got slept on hard. Entertaining from start to finish. The first musical sequence was outstanding.
Week 9 - 'Independent Film'
A real rollercoaster of emotions from start to finish. It's no surprise seeing where Paul Dano is now in his career.
I had never heard of this, and probably for good reason.
It had a lot of promise mainly due to the cast, but it lacks direction. Poulter's character is so bereft of individual motivation that the film chugs along until it's unsatisfying dismal ending.
There are a couple of interesting characters but they feature sporadically and are built on some form of bohemian student ideal set in London. Kids in Love is promoted as young adults living their life in…
Imagine a world where every film released had a setting similar to Blade Runner. A futuristic cityscape dripping with gorgeous neon lighting. However because of those films now being everywhere the sight of such a setting fails to mesmerise and instead you ask yourself 'what's the point?'
Mute is that example. It at times looks great but behind it all is an uninteresting set of characters, dragged out ending and a poorly paced plot.
The film could have been set in a village in Yorkshire and I don't think it would have mattered one single bit.
