quote: | Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights
Yah, speed's posts are good reading for sure.
I finally caught Shame in the theater tonight. My first impressions: the cinematography was such a joy to behold. Almost every shot seemed so beautifully constructed. The film's color palette really lent to the overall atmosphere. Carey Mulligan was OK in it - at times I felt as though she was over-acting. Perhaps my main issue with her character was an inability to empathize with her hysterical cellphone breakdown. Then again, that might've actually been the point: seeing it in the same way Fassbender did, reacting with the same strange mix of disgust, loathing, and sympathy. Fassbender was simply flawless in it and if he loses out in the oscar race to some shmuck (clooney in descendants or pitt in moneyball) i'm gonna be very displeased. |
Finally got around to watch Shame. I guess it's ok if this movie does not get national accolades. This movie, like Hunger is not for the common man. It takes a lot to digest Steve McQueen's 2 films. That being said, Fassbender was great as usual, but let's give some credit to Carey Mulligan too. She was great playing the role of Brandon's (Fassbender) polar opposite in terms of characterization. Just superb.
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