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It's a very good watch. It's beautifully made and the story is harrowing and powerful.
Essentially, Fukunaga was inspired to make the film after reading an article which depicts the events. Later when the film won acclaim at Sundance and numerous awards, Fukunaga was encouraged to make a feature based on a similar subject matter.
The film really shows Fukunaga's very humanist touch. Despite not being subtitled, there is something deeply intimate and relatable about the individuals on the truck. You can feel the atmosphere, sweat and desperation throughout. Fukunaga's cinematography is elegantly composed with a naturalistic and authentic approach.
What do we think of Fukunaga being a white director coming in and focussing on 'issues' films concerning ethnic cultures? He makes some comments on the subject here:
https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/11/01/the-cary-fukunaga-interview-its-sad-but-hollywood-studios-do-h_a_21593813/
He doesn't sentimentalize his subjects or present 'poverty porn' - unlike someone like Danny Boyle who glamourised slum life in 'Slumdog Millionaire'.
That's actually very well said. And he - Boyle - doesn't do that just with poverty. The drug/heroin, social looser, and violence topics in trainspotting are also treated with a certain dose of glamour.
Regarding Fukunaga, I like his approach to the so called "issues", whatever they may be. Social awkwardness, loneliness, madness, ethnic and social topics. They are all treated, IMO, with the respect they deserve. The artistic flair is there to advance the technical aspect of film making. Not to turn an important, albeit serious matter into some MTV videoclip lookalike, like most of Boyle's films. IMO, of course.
I think, for me, Fukunaga's approach is much more journalistic.
He's clearly very interested in the subject and his avenue into the worlds of immigration or child warriors is the characters themselves. He presents somber and clear-sighted depictions of people in real life situations.
However, I must admit to finding it slightly uncomfortable to see a white filmmaker telling stories that might belong, or be more appropriately told, by other directors.
he's spoken about being very conscious of his mixed background and not feeling like he fitted in anywhere as a kid
We have to get beyond race and ethnicity in judging if a person is appropriate for a given task.
ok, it's just whenever I create one I get a THIS THREAD IS LOCKED. I got more locks than the Waldorf Astoria.
You're very often quick to call people rubbish and incompetent, @PanchitoPistoles. Even though we all want Fukunaga to talk about Bond 25 in interviews, then if he was there to talk about something else, we can't expect Bond 25 to be talked about. Maybe himself didn't want to address the topic of Bond?
He was being interviewed about his latest project, but the presenter did refer to him as the new Bond director. And an association with Bond will always create more interest.
BBC is awesome, you are a fool
How do you know, Panchito Romero Miguel Junipero Francisco Quintero González?
I think his response is fairly interesting. Clearly, there is some bad blood but these types of exits often involve complex settlement agreements.
I imagine Boyle had to give back any fee he was paid (which was probably a hefty sum) and negotiate an exit with Eon. That agreement probably comprised of some kind of payment and in exchange Eon probably have a clause prohibiting him from discussing the particulars of his exit.
Is this the interview @NicNac?
https://bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswq0d
The technical name is non-disclosure agreement, often referred to as an NDA.
I believe that the interview with Fukunaga was done much earlier. I get the sense all the Bond talk around it is meant to make us believe it was more recent.
I am sure both Boyle and Broccoli wil not speak up what caused the rift, and I expect them to still respect each other for what they mean in their field of business.
They both have their projects going and are professionals that want to get the job done. And most speculation is not caused by them but the fanboys who are looking to blame somebody. Not by Boyle or Broccoli.
Agree. There was no point bringing up his exit from the project in the interview at all, IMO.
https://deadline.com/2018/10/lakeith-stanfield-daniel-craig-chris-evans-knives-out-rian-johnson-movie-1202478255/