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Topic	Movie Club Topic 3 - Murder by Marnie: Hunt for the Blue Hand Stalker Lobster
Seginustemple 06/02/21 2:36:54 PM #321:	The Vast of Night I was really into the vibe, felt very Twin Peaks Season 3 adjacent with the whole 50's New Mexico radio station setting and ensuing strange signals and aliens toying with our brains to make us do things. The long takes are so immersive whether the camera is fixed on the switchboard operator for ten minutes or flying through the town like a mad spirit (this shot was a technical marvel, I couldn't believe they maneuvered through the basketball game without cutting). Leads were good, the guy seemed to be doing his best Matthew McConaughey impression and put out a sufficiently creepy/pushy edge that added to the general unease. The first act had an interesting technology angle I had fun reading into. Early on I sensed some connection between attitudes on personal recording then and now, how self-appointed content creators farm gossip and hearsay and trivia for material. The dude is a natural douche vlogger. Then there's of course the winking irony that even in the 50's they're talking about self-driving cars and bullet trains and the craziest of all, cell phones. The second act took a cue from Pontypool in subverting the 'show don't tell' school of film-making, the palpable tension-building with the radio callers proves sometimes all you need is a good reaction shot over good storytelling and the audience's imagination will run wild. The classic War of the Worlds radio play needs a shoutout here too, notice the radio station is named WOTW. Only minor weakness is it doesn't have the strongest ending, it reverts from great back to average in the third act when they visit spooky exposition lady and then reveals straight-up saucer aliens. Not that I was expecting a twist (I mean it is riffing on classic pulp sci-fi) but maybe something a little more open-ended or restrained? I felt like they had done so well telling-and-not-showing up to that point they didn't really need to blow any of the budget confirming that there is in fact a saucer. Let it be ambiguous I say! Excellent style for a directorial debut, I'll have to keep an eye on this Andrew Patterson guy 8/10 not opposed to the deadline change at all, whatever works best for you --- You bow to no one, azuarc* <cite>Seginustemple posted [p:954567400] in Movie Club... [t:79402657]...</cite> <quote>The Vast of Night I was really into the vibe, felt very Twin Peaks Season 3 adjacent with the whole 50's New Mexico radio station setting and ensuing strange signals and aliens toying with our brains to make us do things. The long takes are so immersive whether the camera is fixed on the switchboard operator for ten minutes or flying through the town like a mad spirit (this shot was a technical marvel, I couldn't believe they maneuvered through the basketball game without cutting). Leads were good, the guy seemed to be doing his best Matthew McConaughey impression and put out a sufficiently creepy/pushy edge that added to the general unease. The first act had an interesting technology angle I had fun reading into. Early on I sensed some connection between attitudes on personal recording then and now, how self-appointed content creators farm gossip and hearsay and trivia for material. The dude is a natural douche vlogger. Then there's of course the winking irony that even in the 50's they're talking about self-driving cars and bullet trains and the craziest of all, cell phones. The second act took a cue from Pontypool in subverting the 'show don't tell' school of film-making, the palpable tension-building with the radio callers proves sometimes all you need is a good reaction shot over good storytelling and the audience's imagination will run wild. The classic War of the Worlds radio play needs a shoutout here too, notice the radio station is named WOTW. Only minor weakness is it doesn't have the strongest ending, it reverts from great back to average in the third act when they visit spooky exposition lady and then reveals straight-up saucer aliens. Not that I was expecting a twist (I mean it is riffing on classic pulp sci-fi) but maybe something a little more open-ended or restrained? I felt like they had done so well telling-and-not-showing up to that point they didn't really need to blow any of the budget confirming that there is in fact a saucer. Let it be ambiguous I say! Excellent style for a directorial debut, I'll have to keep an eye on this Andrew Patterson guy 8/10 *not opposed to the deadline change at all, whatever works best for you --- You bow to no one, azuarc</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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