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Looks good. I really hope this film meets my expectations. Second-most anticipated right now behind Silence.
@DaltonCraig007 @Creasy47
He's a truly transformative actor, and always pushes himself in fresh ways, often to a serious extreme. He's going by the Christian Bale playbook, and that's not a bad thing at all. He's an actor I'd see in anything, because he doesn't just take any role thrown at him. He really develops his characters on fascinating projects.
Reminds me of the fight for the best White House takeover film in Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down. There's another example of rival studios with basically the same film premises facing off that I'm forgetting...
- the longer, 90 min, Cate Blanchett narrated version, Voyage Of Time: Life's Journey
The official Venice synopsis for those interested what it's about:
And Weightless is supposedly set for US March 2017 release according to some reports (premiering in Berlin, perhaps?).
Also...
I really like these stills from Nocturnal Animals:
and La La Land:
Maybe you re thinking of those asteroid films a few years ago?
http://mentalfloss.com/article/54768/25-movies-similar-plots-released-same-year
I love me some Taraji P Henson and Janelle Monae.
Dante's Peak / Volcano, and Armageddon / Deep Impact are two more late 90's examples.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_films
It's the kind of movie that if you accept it's not a normal movie with normal dialogue (the dialogue is fragmented, sometimes inaudible, and probably less important a lot of the time than music), and "plot" etc. and let it wash over you and take it as an experience you may love it as I did. As did many others. Some have called it a visual poem, and I think that's a good description. On the other hand many people absolutely hated it as well. I can't predict how you'd feel about it.
It's definitely Malick, but more experimental Malick. Some people who love Malick's other work loved this, too, while others who love some of his earlier work hated it. For me it was the first ever Malick movie I've loved on first viewing, and that actually surprised me. I knew more about it than probably any movie before seeing the movie for the first time, and I was prepared to be kinda meh about it or worse - and believe me I was with To The Wonder (only seen that once, but it's on my re-watch list), but instead I was moved and thrilled by it.
Obviously there's no right or wrong in these matters, you'll feel what you'll feel. You may love it hate it or something in between. What I found thrilling you may find boring. What I found touching may leave you unmoved. What made me grin may have no effect on you. The only thing I'm pretty sure you can appreciate is Lubezki's cinematography. Eeh... at least I think so. I now remember some people didn't even like that. Oops.
It's a difficult movie to recommend, since it's impossible to say what others will take from it. Since you're interested, then absolute watch it. I'm sure you know there was no script, and that gives a lot of freedom to both actors and the audience. So create your own movie, the stories out of the kaleidoscope and fragments given. Admire the beauty and don't fight it.
Happy watching. (I hope.)
:)
Anytime I see Lubezki attached to a film, it adds some promise and optimism to the project for me. Malick's work is usually quite the journey, and Lubezki captures things wonderfully. I hope I get the chance to check it out soon, will be sure to post my thoughts when I do!
Looking forward to your thoughts, @Creasy47! Oh, btw, if you want to prepare in any way read a bit about tarot cards - at least about Knight Of Cups, what it signifies (also when upside down), and maybe Death (not referring to actual death in tarot cards). It's not necessary, but I found it helpful. (I previously had no clue.) I mean since the name of the movie is the name of a tarot card and it is divided in chapters with names of tarot cards (except for one chapter), they seem kinda relevant to me. (I bet studies in philosophy would be useful, too - Malick even taught it himself - but oh well...)