“Good evening friends. Come closer. I shall tell you about the greatest adventure of my life.”
So, this is my favorite movie. I learned of Invention for Destruction and its director Karel Zeman (one of, if not my favorite director) from another of my favorite filmmakers, the great Phil Tippet. Both of whom, are sorely under appreciated.
This is a film that immediately became an all-time favorite, and then my absolute favorite film. But that means, this is only the third…
“I don’t go to the movies much. If you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all.”
The quote above is made absolutely hilarious by the fact that it’s uttered in a film that proves it false beyond belief. This film is unlike anything I’ve ever seen, and as someone who doesn’t generally like musicals, I absolutely loved this movie. I was blown away at its creativity and its vibrancy. Every performance was astounding, but Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor really stood…
“I feel like an ant, lost in intergalactic space.”
This is a truly miraculous piece of cinema and it has redefined the way I see film. Film School should just be trying to understand how this movie was made.
I don’t even feel qualified to review this honestly, other than to just praise it and ask, “How did they do the shot where the camera just floats off into the sky?” and, “Why does every single shot look so incredibly…
“God’s Children are not for sale.”
This movie is a truly beautiful, powerful film. It deliberately pulls back on all moments that could be deemed exciting, so as not to overshadow or dilute the vitally important message. Please, go to the theaters to see this and support important, meaningful cinema.
There are more enslaved people in this world right now, than there were at any other time in history.
