I still remember very clearly how speechless I was coming out of the cinema at the time: "Sin City" had developed a unique style of combining comics & cinema in a new way the year before: In 2007 "300" went one step further.
But both films share the problem with such an extreme look - they haven't aged particularly well.
"300" is still visually stunning and impressively choreographed - Snyder's penchant for slow motion and time-lapse is maximally effective here, and…
"Love lies bleeding" is not a musical - otherwise practically all genres are represented, from body horror to romcom.
Those who enjoy pigeonholing will tear their hair out here, while everyone else can sit back and enjoy a pretty wild ride.
Not only does the film look fantastic, you can practically smell and taste the characters - the staging of bodies is more than aesthetics for Rose Glass here, but the central narrative element.
Bodies are an expression of strength…
"The Raid 2" somehow manages to tell a simple story in such an overly complex way that I could hardly follow the first 30 minutes:
As elegant the fights, as blunt the story.
Political intrigue, power struggles between criminal syndicates & undercover investigations: What was supposed to be a direct sequel to the first film develops into an ambitious but confusing gangster opera that gets tangled up in its narrative structure at times.
The fight scenes are undoubtedly the highlight: whether…
Zack Snyder's “Watchmen” is undoubtedly the pinnacle of his work.
The graphic novel is rightly regarded as one of the most profound and influential comic stories ever:
It deconstructs the superhero mythos by questioning the morality and the whole concept of a hero.
Rorschach and the Comedian are not shining saviors, but uncompromising, cynical & dangerous vigilantes.
With Dr. Manhattan, we see what Superman could look like without morality.
But “Watchmen” goes beyond the ambivalence of the characters and also questions…
