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Shakesthecoffecan:
There are several long scenes in the movie, especially in the opening which sets a tone for that moment. Be it honey bees buzzing or The mother watching TV, there is this one shot where a motorcycle cop give Elliott a ride thru the crowd to the show. They pass in and out of a dozen or so little dramas, steadily on their way. I can't imagine the logistics of shooting such a thing.
Front-Ranger:
I just saw the movie for the second time tonite. Yes, that scene of going thru the crowd on a motorcycle was definitely impressive. There were several scenes after the start of the festival, with the iconic music in the background, that were memorable, though languid. What about the scene where Elliott, after spending the evening on a "trip" returns home and eats breakfast pancakes with his parents? It reminded me a little of the Thanksgiving scene in Brokeback with Jack and his in-laws. There were many scenes that had a Brokeback corollary. I am glad that Ang Lee keeps working the same themes, because they are the ones that keep dogging me in my own life. For instance, Elliott's mother wakes up one morning after ODing on hash brownies, clutching her squirreled away money. She can't resist telling Elliott how grandiose the sum is: $97,000. That's exactly the amount my mom deposited after selling her little house.
stonebiscuit:
--- Quote from: shakesthecoffeecan on September 25, 2009, 03:46:46 pm ---I can't imagine the logistics of shooting such a thing.
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Yea some of the shooting style kinda makes me think of Altman's 'Gosford Park' where the camera is constantly panning around finding pieces of action sometimes just in the corner of frame. I can't imagine everything in this to have been thoroughly staged, or if it was it has an incredibly natural feel to it. Must have been a mad set, hippies running left right and centre.
Front-Ranger:
Yes, one example of that is where everyone is at the motel setting up the offices etc and there's a split screen. On the left side, people are doing logistical stuff, ordering sunflower seeds, etc. and on the right side, Elliott is making friends with one of the construction workers. You can't hear what the two of them are saying unless you strain, but you can see their body language and the way their hands move in the air, more and more close together until they almost touch. It's been exactly like that for me during the times I've met someone who would become significant in my life.
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: stonebiscuit on September 26, 2009, 03:28:06 am ---Yea some of the shooting style kinda makes me think of Altman's 'Gosford Park' where the camera is constantly panning around finding pieces of action sometimes just in the corner of frame. I can't imagine everything in this to have been thoroughly staged, or if it was it has an incredibly natural feel to it. Must have been a mad set, hippies running left right and centre.
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I love Gosford Park, just watched it again this week. Altman did it at the beginning of The Player too, while two characters overtly talked about long sequences with no cuts.
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