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| Nelson_Mandela 06/11/19 10:04:45 PM #332: | #108. Pi https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/Piposter.jpg Dir: Darren Aronofsky Genre: Suspense/Thriller Year: 1998 More than any other movie on this list, Pi was my gateway into film buffery. I mentioned in the Freaks write-up that it was the first movie I wanted to watch because Goldust listed his favorite films in WWF Magazine. Well, there was this little site called Amazon.com back then that allowed users to create their own top lists (much like I am doing here), so I wanted to check out other weird movies I'd never heard of before. I found one list with this on it, I bought the VHS, and I have been addicted to discovering new stuff ever since. As much as I rail on Aronofsky's over-the-top style, Pi is funny enough the one movie of his where it works the best. The central focus of the movie is a mathematician's descent into paranoia and madness, so all of the jump cuts and stark viscerality of the shots really serve to heighten that overwhelming sense of oblivion for him. So while a lot of these techniques are a bit played out now, I still occasionally go back sometimes, fire up the old Toshiba and watch some Pi like I was 12 years old all over again. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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