![]() ![]() ![]() However, while many of his works made the transition to films, he deserves more appreciation for the new ground he broke. The door and floor shots are definitely done on purpose.Yet like many other of his contemporaries or successors - Frederick Forsyth, Desmond Bagley, Jack Higgins, Alistair Maclean, et al - with whom his works usually adorned bookshelves in houses of avid readers in the late 20th century, Nevil Shute has gradually faded away from public memory and interest.Īn accomplished aeronautical engineer and pilot, who began writing novels as a hobby, Shute was much in demand for most of the 20th century, with his two-dozen-odd engrossing and eminently readable books with compelling plot lines - straddling various genres from romance to redemption, religion to reincarnation, and cross-cultural relations to a post-apocalyptic scenario, and sometimes, some supernormal elements - but not enough to stretch credulity.Įxotic and unconventional settings - spanning from South Pacific islands to dense Canadian forests to the Australian outback, themes revisited without getting repetitive, and sometimes, a framing device of a narrator - who introduces the main story but otherwise does not take part - were other features of his books. That could be an coincidence because it's a more common way to show such a situation (someone going into a room for the first time). This can be matched with the first time she enters his flat because it is an over the shoulder shot of her looking into the floor where Bjurman stands. It's open and we see the floor, this time from a new angle. When she live the flat after raping him we see the door from the rooms perspective.This time the camera moves into the direction of the door and the door is open. Before she rapes him back we get a shot from the same position that we left after he raped her.When Bjurman traps Lisbeth the camera goes out of the room and the door closes.It isn't done to start and end the movie but to start and ende two scenes and a story arc. ![]() Oh, and because I know somebody will mention it if I don't, David Lean's Brief Encounter used the same technique to similar (and equally brilliant) effect - something which, obviously, inspired Haynes' use of the technique in Carol.Īnother Fincher movie: The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo. I think one of my greatest experiences in all of film is getting to the retelling of the scene and sitting there realizing just how much weight the event had that I'd never even considered the first time it was shown. He flips the whole scene on its head he takes a somewhat innocuous scene and gives it this incredible emotional punch that's wildly amplified by having seen it once before without context. ".but you also shift point of views by the end of "Carol," so by the time we come back, it's no longer Therese that's in the vulnerable position, but Carol." It's absolutely incredible how Haynes assigns such different emotions to the same scene just by giving us new context for it and rearranging shots a bit. It's the very first scene in the film, before the film goes back and shows us all the events leading up to that dinner, which then ends up being the third-to-last scene in the film. My favourite bookend I've ever seen in a film isn't just a repeated shot, but the same event, told twice in the film: The dinner scene that begins and (nearly) ends Carol. Gross uses of the word "underrated" and other hyperbolic terms ("the worst ever", etc) may resolve in a ban.įor leaked info about upcoming movies, twist endings, or anything else spoileresque, please use the following method ( leave the quotes in): Clickbait titles will be removed.Īvoid exaggerated terms. Do not leave out the name of the film or actor you want to talk about. posts that simply ask people to list a movie, actor, genre, etc.īe thoroughly descriptive in your submission title. Be as extensive as possible.ĭo not post comments of just movie titles, quotes, actor names, or jokes, or etc. Please make an effort to explain your answers. ![]() Top-level comments must be a minimum length of 100 characters or will be automatically and immediately removed by AutoModerator. No sexism, racism, insults, or other attacks. Discuss the issue, or hit "report" on a comment and let the mods deal with abusive users. In other words, think of it as a gap between /r/Movies and /r/Truefilm.Ĭivility will be enforced harshly. r/Flicks is a place to have serious discussion of film in a more laid back manner. ![]()
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