Showing posts with label character study. Show all posts
Showing posts with label character study. Show all posts
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
11/03/2012: Young Adult [2011]
Sunday, 29 January 2012
22/01/2012: The Minus Man [1999]
So I think this is the first time I have ever seen Owen Wilson in a movie that is not a comedy and playing a serious character. The Minus Man stars Owen Wilson as a serial killer.
Now you're thinking, Ok, so instead of a comedian Wilson is a brutal murderer. However The Minus Man is nothing of the sort. It is a rather a deep and interesting psychological thriller and somewhat of a character study. Vann (Wilson) is the character you feel for and want to understand, not some monster you wait to get caught. This movie is all about the interaction between the character. Not about police chases or murders.
Wilson give us a great performance along with a great cast, to tell a story that your not sure how it will turn out. The Minus Man is not everyone's movie, you need to be in the mood to watch it. It is not an action filled and violent movie about a serial killer but instead a psychological character study about Vann and why he is the way he is. He is portrayed very well, and the movie shows how he interacts with the world having no emotions.
I would recommend this if you are a psychology student or a fan of slow burn serial killer studies. That is really a small group I would think. The movie is not un-enjoyable and is very well done, it is just not something everyone would watch.
Links:
The Minus Man IMDB
The Minus Man Netflix
Now you're thinking, Ok, so instead of a comedian Wilson is a brutal murderer. However The Minus Man is nothing of the sort. It is a rather a deep and interesting psychological thriller and somewhat of a character study. Vann (Wilson) is the character you feel for and want to understand, not some monster you wait to get caught. This movie is all about the interaction between the character. Not about police chases or murders.
Wilson give us a great performance along with a great cast, to tell a story that your not sure how it will turn out. The Minus Man is not everyone's movie, you need to be in the mood to watch it. It is not an action filled and violent movie about a serial killer but instead a psychological character study about Vann and why he is the way he is. He is portrayed very well, and the movie shows how he interacts with the world having no emotions.
I would recommend this if you are a psychology student or a fan of slow burn serial killer studies. That is really a small group I would think. The movie is not un-enjoyable and is very well done, it is just not something everyone would watch.
Links:
The Minus Man IMDB
The Minus Man Netflix
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
05/01/2012: The King's Speech [2011]
Have been rather busy lately, and am also pretty much out of movies at the moment. Going to the movies friday hopefully, and will also be picking some more up soon. In the meantime here come a couple of summaries for a few flicks I caught last week.
The King's Speech... I'd heard a lot of people talking about how good this was, but they never really told me exactly what it was. What it is a massive character study of King George the VI, and his st..st...stammer. Okay that was cruel, played extremely well by Colin Firth, Bertie is a good character who you feel for in all manner of ways, as you watch his story unfold as the man who never expected to be king suddenly is, all the while feeling unworthy due to his speech problems.
The supporting cast was also good, especially Geoffrey Rush, who play the Kings speech therapist. The story is extremely historical, with many real speeches taking place and filled with real life characters. The setting is good as far as I can tell, I'm no historian. As for the accuracy of the story, well I know nothing of its validity either.
Overall The King's Speech is a great historical story, and I'm sure for some, a moving movie. For other it's a slow paced character study. While I fall a little more towards the latter I don't regret watching it, I just won't be re-watching it.
Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504320/
The King's Speech... I'd heard a lot of people talking about how good this was, but they never really told me exactly what it was. What it is a massive character study of King George the VI, and his st..st...stammer. Okay that was cruel, played extremely well by Colin Firth, Bertie is a good character who you feel for in all manner of ways, as you watch his story unfold as the man who never expected to be king suddenly is, all the while feeling unworthy due to his speech problems.
The supporting cast was also good, especially Geoffrey Rush, who play the Kings speech therapist. The story is extremely historical, with many real speeches taking place and filled with real life characters. The setting is good as far as I can tell, I'm no historian. As for the accuracy of the story, well I know nothing of its validity either.
Overall The King's Speech is a great historical story, and I'm sure for some, a moving movie. For other it's a slow paced character study. While I fall a little more towards the latter I don't regret watching it, I just won't be re-watching it.
Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504320/
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