Thursday, March 13, 2008
Black Hawk Down
Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down was a great action movie that portrayed many themes. I liked how Scott didn't go to over the top with the hand held camera. He used a hand held camera for intense action scenes, but he didn't use it so much that it was annoying. Scott's placement of the camera amongst the characters made you feel you were right behind them fighting with them. Not only was there many different typical cinematic techniques, there were many themes. Some general themes were help others and never give up. Not only was Scott trying to create an exhilarating action movie he wanted to send an important message about what really happens in combat. Scott is trying to show people how some military operations are pointless due to the waste of money and lives. Black Hawk Down was a successful movie that is filled with action and makes a statement.
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Alot of directors tend to use effects like hand held cameras to an almost nausiating level, i agree that scott used it just enough to get the effect, but not enough to take away from the viewing experience. Scott really did he research on the story he was doing a movie about, if you read about the making of the movie and read the book, he is actually quite knowledgeable going into the directing process of the film.
Yeah, I think Scott was pushing it with the handheld cameras. He didn't overdo it, but he was close. They are an effective way of setting the tone and intensity of the film, but they came across gimmicky to me and the shots were so restricting they almost made me feel claustrophobic.
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