Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:17 am by Leon Corporation
Really? I see nothing but parallels.
I see why a lot of people don't like Zack Znyder. They say aesthetics are more important to him than story and characterization. Well, you have to remember that critics once said the same about Ridley Scott. They said the same about Alien and they certainly have said the same about Blade Runner. His films look good but looks is all he seems to care about. Personally, I take Scott's first movies over his later period. In his later period the focus tends to be less on looks but more on characters and conventional storytelling. However, I think there are a lot of directors who do a better job at that. Really, Scott shouldn't forsake his greatest talent, namely, 'mise-en-scène'.
I look at Scott's first films (The Duellists included) as pieces of cinematic art. The visuals of these movies enchant me, engage me. His images sing to me, they inspire me. I miss that about the later Scott. When I saw Watchmen (I watched it on Blu-ray), all those feelings I once had when I first saw Alien or Blade Runner sorta came back to me. That's why I call Znyder the new Ridley Scott. He says, screw it all, I'm going to tell my movies with visuals!
Hooray!
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