Josh Berry: I felt that this film was good, and it had potential to be great, but it left me with a lot of unanswered questions. In some cases, unanswered questions are good, but these question relate to the entire plot of the film. Other than that, the camera work was pretty basic. There were no spectacular shots, but the setting of the film didn't need any "out of the ordinary" shots. One part of the film that I really liked was how the boy's shirt read "I don't know" as he was explaining how he only remembered bits and pieces from a specific time period. It was pretty ironic.
Andy Barksdale: I really liked how the film kind of just throws you into the world it exists in without very much explanation. The idea of some kind of warfare happening in the suburbs, as the kids go through their trials of growing up, is a really interesting one, and definitely gives the film a little bit of an other-worldliness that I liked. I did feel, though, that the scenes (especially the one near the beginning) just set to music, without any dialogue, were my favorites. The one at the beginning captured a childhood feeling that I really like, and created a good contrast with how dark the film eventually becomes. Some of the film was confusing, as I could never quite seem to get a full grasp on the story, but I felt like I got enough of it to like it overall.
Well I can say that I am a little confused on what all I was supposed to be taking away from the film. I feel that there is more to it than I first caught so I will probably need to watch it again but as far as the components of the film, I thought the actors did a great job and it was cool to see the use of these military soldiers and they looked believable. The sound effects at the beginning are what stood out to me because they we very well done and the use of NAT sounds. It was also difficult at times to see what was going on at night, I think the campfire scene could have been a lit a little better and possibly for the night car scene as well.
Josh Berry:
ReplyDeleteI felt that this film was good, and it had potential to be great, but it left me with a lot of unanswered questions. In some cases, unanswered questions are good, but these question relate to the entire plot of the film. Other than that, the camera work was pretty basic. There were no spectacular shots, but the setting of the film didn't need any "out of the ordinary" shots. One part of the film that I really liked was how the boy's shirt read "I don't know" as he was explaining how he only remembered bits and pieces from a specific time period. It was pretty ironic.
Andy Barksdale:
ReplyDeleteI really liked how the film kind of just throws you into the world it exists in without very much explanation. The idea of some kind of warfare happening in the suburbs, as the kids go through their trials of growing up, is a really interesting one, and definitely gives the film a little bit of an other-worldliness that I liked. I did feel, though, that the scenes (especially the one near the beginning) just set to music, without any dialogue, were my favorites. The one at the beginning captured a childhood feeling that I really like, and created a good contrast with how dark the film eventually becomes. Some of the film was confusing, as I could never quite seem to get a full grasp on the story, but I felt like I got enough of it to like it overall.
Well I can say that I am a little confused on what all I was supposed to be taking away from the film. I feel that there is more to it than I first caught so I will probably need to watch it again but as far as the components of the film, I thought the actors did a great job and it was cool to see the use of these military soldiers and they looked believable. The sound effects at the beginning are what stood out to me because they we very well done and the use of NAT sounds. It was also difficult at times to see what was going on at night, I think the campfire scene could have been a lit a little better and possibly for the night car scene as well.
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