Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Not Afraid]

You know.......if I was a moderator........I'd move all of the product placements discussions to a seperate thread and let this thread get back to the miscellaneous movie musings.

[Gemini Cricket]

I was thinking that product placement is as miscellaneous as it gets when it comes to movies...

[Ghoulish Delight]

Hmm, is it a thread of miscellaneous musings about movies, or a thread of musings about miscellaneous movies?

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Hmm, is it a thread of miscellaneous musings about movies, or a thread of musings about miscellaneous movies?

Both. It can be whatever we want it to be. I just thought we should have a Soooo...-esque thread for movies.

[Ghoulish Delight]

So while doing my usual aimless wandering about the internet yesterday, I discovered that in 2004, WETA (effects shop of Lord of the Rings fame) put together some concept art for a live action/cgi movie version of Neon Genesis: Evangelion.

NG:E is one of the most beautifully animated anime series ever, not to mention having a fabulous story.

Here's some series art.

Here's the WETA concept art.

Unfortunately, the project is currently on hold, but the site says they hope to resume production. I hope they do. In the meantime, I've added the series to our Netflix queue because it's been about 8 eyars since I've seen it.

[Gemini Cricket]

Back to miscellaneousness...

I thought more people would turn out to see 'United 93'. Especially after it got solid reviews. Too soon?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Back to miscellaneousness...

I thought more people would turn out to see 'United 93'. Especially after it got solid reviews. Too soon?

Too lame. I think this county has, thankfully, had its fill of rah-rah patriotism for a while. Everything I've seen of that screams TV movie, not big screen material.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Too lame. I think this county has, thankfully, had its fill of rah-rah patriotism for a while. Everything I've seen of that screams TV movie, not big screen material.

Interesting. I've seen it, and what I think makes the movie so good is that it does no politicizing whatsoever. It doesn't portray the Islamic terrorists as madmen, it doesn't portray the people on the flight as overly heroic....it is simply a film about what happened with no slant at all.

If simply telling the story in an extremely well done movie is rah-rah patriotism, then I guess we have a differing opinion on what rah-rah patriotism is.

As far as why people aren't seeing it....it hurts. It's emotional. It isn't for everyone. I never saw The Passion of the Christ. I am well aware of what happened in that story, and I don't object to the material. I just really didn't want to see it.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

If simply telling the story in an extremely well done movie is rah-rah patriotism, then I guess we have a differing opinion on what rah-rah patriotism is.

Having not seen it, I can only go by the advertising and general publicity. I've heard too much "You're not an American if you don't see this" to particularly want to see it. And the scenes I've seen make it look like it has the production values of a made for TV movie.

I've seen documentaries on the timeline of flight 93. I've heard the cell phone calls. I know the facts of the event. I'm not compelled to see a dramatization of it.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I've seen documentaries on the timeline of flight 93. I've heard the cell phone calls. I know the facts of the event. I'm not compelled to see a dramatization of it.

I can understand that. That's exactly why I posted a similarity between that and me not seeing the Passion of the Christ. I completely understand what NA has said as well. It isn't for everyone.

As far as "you're not an American if you don't see it", fortunately I have heard none of that. It isn't about being an American. As Ally pointed out, it's more like a documentary.