Comments on: The ‘real’ Departed and The Yellow House http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/03/20/the-real-departed-and-the-yellow-house/ SinĂ©ad Gleeson's blog Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:34:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: dc http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/03/20/the-real-departed-and-the-yellow-house/#comment-51633 dc Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:43:35 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/03/20/the-real-departed-and-the-yellow-house/#comment-51633 The whole 'Political resonance' aspect of Children of Men really bored me, from the scenes of torture at the detainee camp being made to look exactly like Abu Gharib and the Muslims marching and chanting Allah Achba. It seems like every film these days has to reflect what's going on with the "war". OK, I get it, it's terrible what's happening in Iraq and Afghanistan and we have to examine ourselves because, like, under certain circumstances the same things could happen here (or in Britain where the film is set) so we have to be cautious and stuff..... Political posturing aside though I thought Children of Men was a stunning film. And for the record I prefered The Departed to Infernal Affairs. IA was too po-faced and took itself way too seriously. The whole ‘Political resonance’ aspect of Children of Men really bored me, from the scenes of torture at the detainee camp being made to look exactly like Abu Gharib and the Muslims marching and chanting Allah Achba. It seems like every film these days has to reflect what’s going on with the “war”. OK, I get it, it’s terrible what’s happening in Iraq and Afghanistan and we have to examine ourselves because, like, under certain circumstances the same things could happen here (or in Britain where the film is set) so we have to be cautious and stuff…..

Political posturing aside though I thought Children of Men was a stunning film.

And for the record I prefered The Departed to Infernal Affairs. IA was too po-faced and took itself way too seriously.

]]> By: ball*istic http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/03/20/the-real-departed-and-the-yellow-house/#comment-50593 ball*istic Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:44:56 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/03/20/the-real-departed-and-the-yellow-house/#comment-50593 'It' being Children of Men ‘It’ being Children of Men

]]> By: ball*istic http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/03/20/the-real-departed-and-the-yellow-house/#comment-50590 ball*istic Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:43:21 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2007/03/20/the-real-departed-and-the-yellow-house/#comment-50590 Absolutely. The verite style; handheld camera, stark title cards, use of recorded sound with minimal overdubs or ADR. Even structurally the use of the prologue as a 'shock' scene before the title. Fair enough the ending may be a bit neat but it tries to maintain some sort of emotional balance. Watch the two as a double bill, fascinating altogether. Oh and it also has the longest tracking shot in cinema (to date). Absolutely. The verite style; handheld camera, stark title cards, use of recorded sound with minimal overdubs or ADR. Even structurally the use of the prologue as a ’shock’ scene before the title. Fair enough the ending may be a bit neat but it tries to maintain some sort of emotional balance. Watch the two as a double bill, fascinating altogether. Oh and it also has the longest tracking shot in cinema (to date).

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