The Oscars are coming up, so I thought I'd give my two cents. First and foremost, 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' should win best picture. After viewing this film, I walked out of the theater with my mind racing. The film tells the story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, the one-time editor of Elle magazine. Bauby is living the playboy lifestyle (told through a series of flashbacks) until one day he suffers a massive stroke and is left with 'locked in syndrome' essentially leaving him completely normal on the inside, but rendering him completely unable to communicate with the outside world except for the ability to blink his left eye. Without going crazy with the details, let me just say that Bauby manages to write a book. That is his accomplishment, but the journey is the true story.
Second and third respectively, is 'No Country for Old Men' which I already touched upon and Paul Thomas Anderson's 'There Will be Blood.' The scope of this film is incredibly far reaching and the cinematography is breathtaking. And, of course, Daniel Day Lewis hands in one of the greatest performances I've ever seen. Still, the story lacks a certain punch that left me scratching my head a bit - still, if a film still has one thinking days after, it had to of done something right, correct?
Anyway, we shall see how things break down. The writer's strike may make any debate moot, but still, if anything, see these films. On that note, here's a little two cents from Aidan John Moffat "Nothing in Common-Hopelessly Devoted" and The Resisted with "Birds Fled From Me."
Nothing In Common Hopelessly Devoted.mp3
Birds Fled From Me.mp3
Second and third respectively, is 'No Country for Old Men' which I already touched upon and Paul Thomas Anderson's 'There Will be Blood.' The scope of this film is incredibly far reaching and the cinematography is breathtaking. And, of course, Daniel Day Lewis hands in one of the greatest performances I've ever seen. Still, the story lacks a certain punch that left me scratching my head a bit - still, if a film still has one thinking days after, it had to of done something right, correct?
Anyway, we shall see how things break down. The writer's strike may make any debate moot, but still, if anything, see these films. On that note, here's a little two cents from Aidan John Moffat "Nothing in Common-Hopelessly Devoted" and The Resisted with "Birds Fled From Me."
Birds Fled From Me.mp3
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