tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622626.post7659357089210823893..comments2023-10-30T03:03:17.459-05:00Comments on damfinoblog: Weekend reviewsDamfinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14347654187430048307noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622626.post-68362305191618797652007-07-16T10:54:00.000-05:002007-07-16T10:54:00.000-05:00Quit using my cheese line Sheriff and watch that c...Quit using my cheese line Sheriff and watch that clip above.<BR/><BR/>It is worthy.Damfinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347654187430048307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622626.post-55479311024530707642007-07-16T10:53:00.000-05:002007-07-16T10:53:00.000-05:00I like cheese.sheriffI like cheese.<BR/><BR/><BR/>sheriffSheriff Officer Greg the Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227543846090448081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622626.post-37988712957835398542007-07-16T10:48:00.000-05:002007-07-16T10:48:00.000-05:00Wow, that's a long time cutting! I do wonder thoug...Wow, that's a long time cutting! I do wonder though, if they'd allowed him to have the original budget which was twice the money he ended up with. I think they made that movie for 35 mil or so. I think considering the budget constraints, he did a pretty great job. I think some of the more technical things slipped past me as I'm not too educated in the language of editing(plus I was too caught up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622626.post-75526767160269748882007-07-16T10:34:00.000-05:002007-07-16T10:34:00.000-05:00I don't think that is a stretch at all - I would s...I don't think that is a stretch at all - I would say that is exactly the read that the film delivers! <BR/><BR/>I love films that actually get you talking about ideas and question what you have seen and what it means... yet also satisfy you in a cinematic way.<BR/><BR/>I questioned if the film was going to do that at the start... but by the end... when all goes black except for one pixel of Damfinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347654187430048307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622626.post-15430791608778921452007-07-16T10:21:00.000-05:002007-07-16T10:21:00.000-05:00Had a wild ridiculous thought that needs a lot of ...Had a wild ridiculous thought that needs a lot of work, but in certain respects, perhaps that inversion is more than just becoming the fauna. In certain respects Izzie heroically fights the disease only to eventually become part of the larger world, just as the conquistador Tomas fights to reach the tree of life in hopes of eternal life. Interestingly enough, eternal life was had, but not in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622626.post-62017834097280515512007-07-16T10:12:00.000-05:002007-07-16T10:12:00.000-05:00What killed me was Cara - after the film, she read...What killed me was Cara - after the film, she read the netflix cover and it said "the story of an astronaut - a doctor - and a conquistador, searching for the fountain of youth!"<BR/><BR/>Jeez - it must kill filmmakers when they see stuff like that!<BR/><BR/>Rings on arms like tree - very good, missed that - I only associated with lost ring.<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah - and this is just from a simple Damfinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347654187430048307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622626.post-73731875881629779672007-07-16T10:08:00.000-05:002007-07-16T10:08:00.000-05:00I think you're possibly right about the Queen, but...I think you're possibly right about the Queen, but it's been a while so I'm going off of what I remember from last November. <BR/><BR/>Hmm...wasn't he overtaken by flowers, or became a field of flowers? Perhaps it's meant to be a sort of inversion of the "real" story in which Izzie eventually becomes a tree. I totally have to see this again to make any real calls on it. <BR/><BR/>i also loved hisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622626.post-19241415900797083802007-07-16T10:04:00.000-05:002007-07-16T10:04:00.000-05:00Also my comment should have read "The matching ima...Also my comment should have read "The matching images of Jackman whispering to her neck hair and then whispering to the tree hairs (when they stand with energy... whoa - I loved that image!!) - represents that exact notion!"Damfinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347654187430048307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622626.post-55911127065423457092007-07-16T10:03:00.001-05:002007-07-16T10:03:00.001-05:00BTW - my "duh" statement was sarcasm. My sarcasm ...BTW - my "duh" statement was sarcasm. My sarcasm never reads well.Damfinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347654187430048307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622626.post-69169155529354108892007-07-16T10:03:00.000-05:002007-07-16T10:03:00.000-05:00Great read - it is what I meant (duh - I am that s...Great read - it is what I meant (duh - I am that smart!). The matching images of Jackman whispering to her neck hair and then whispering to the tree hairs (when they stand with energy... whoa - I loved that image!!).<BR/><BR/>One challenge to you and the film is the end of the conquistador tale - relating to the concept that he wrote it and that she wanted him to. I like that she wanted him to Damfinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347654187430048307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622626.post-78779423578895909822007-07-16T09:59:00.000-05:002007-07-16T09:59:00.000-05:00Oops, I meant "literally and figuratively inside o...Oops, I meant "literally and figuratively inside of HIM"<BR/><BR/>Haven't had caffeine yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622626.post-9967535077384536532007-07-16T09:58:00.000-05:002007-07-16T09:58:00.000-05:00While I was initially daunted by the density of th...While I was initially daunted by the density of the narrative, and the stern unwillingness of Aronofsky to help the viewer along, in the end I think I felt all the more rewarded for my patience. <BR/><BR/>Also, I love the tree thing too, but I'd like to take it a step further and offer that the tree was not just hers, it was <I>her</I>. My take on it was that since the biggest theme here is the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622626.post-91464294629205575682007-07-16T09:48:00.000-05:002007-07-16T09:48:00.000-05:00It took me a while to realize the bald Jackman was...It took me a while to realize the bald Jackman was the same human as Dr. Jackman - and Conquistador Jackman was a story.<BR/><BR/>Once that cleared in my mind - I was able to open up to the sad dramatic drive of the film.<BR/><BR/>Visuals rocked - editing formula worked by the end - music was AMAZING!!!!! <BR/><BR/>I loved how Aronosky did the continual return to the moment when Weisz asked Damfinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347654187430048307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12622626.post-18631406585119103482007-07-16T09:19:00.000-05:002007-07-16T09:19:00.000-05:00I saw The Fountain in the theatre and I have to sa...I saw The Fountain in the theatre and I have to say I must have been one of five people who was actually enthralled.<BR/><BR/>It's been a long time since I've seen it, but I remember going to the CHUD boards for the film discussion afterwards and I was really impressed with a lot of the people who offered interpretation and opinion on it. I'll have to see it again, but I personally did feel like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com