I just saw James Cameron’s new masterpiece. AVATAR is a perfect blend of science fiction, adventure, a love story and how we shape our own path. It’s almost like Pocahontas in space. Although I prefer the nickname “dances with smurfs” better… There is no reason whatsoever to not go and see this film. Now. And in 3D please. And for once, I hope they don’t make a sequel. There is nothing else that needs saying. In 20 years, we will look back and think of AVATAR the same way as we look at Star Wars today; it changed cinema forever. And that is the true art of it, not just the subtle nuances in really really photorealistic CGI, not the well developed world and mythologies, not the near perfect storyline and certainly not the cheesy ballad at the end. No, the true art of AVATAR is what it does to you. Me. Us. The moviegoer. It hits you right in the face and sticks to your brain like Corellian snugsnails. This is a film you will remember, and keep watching.
This changes everything.
Well, into the mines we went. On Monday the 27th of April, we overloaded Signhild’s parent’s car with cables, rigging and parcans, picked up Eyal in Oslo and headed for the mines. For a week, we rigged, ran cables, rigged some more and solved about all the worlds problems over lunch until our performers arrived on Friday the 1st of May. Then we rehearsed, re-rigged and re-focused, solved some more problems, ate some more lunch and finally, on Sunday the 3rd of May, our audience arrived.
Handpicked, specially invited for the occasion, either because they could give constructive critisicm or because they have money, which we want, a small group of about 20 people, including press and local media, got to see the 45 minute long work-in-progress which is fittingly named “innenfor bortenfor” (meaning “inside faraway”). It went as well as it could have, we got the part 2 front page of Drammens Tidene, a large article in the local newspaper and coverage on the local TV station.
Now, all we have to do is apply for some mor funding, find some more audience and get our band of artists, performers, designers and technicians againg and we should have a full scale show in about a year or so!
If this all sounds interesting, get in touch and I shall send you all the information you will require for a happy and healthy life!
What a crazy week. Mines mines and more mines. Show is tomorrow, wish us luck. I think it will be good! So many clever people gathered together, all this creative energy in one place, oh how I miss it! What great pleasuers can be derived from just working incredibly hard. Trick is to make sure you do the right kind of work I guess… the stuff that makes you feel good!
The stuff that makes other people feel good… oh how I love theatrics!
Good nite. More on the mining project later. H.
Finally saw Watchmen yesterday. Brilliant! I think we have ourselves the Blade Runner of our time here, something that might be overlooked or not the giant success they were hoping for right away, but certainly a film that will stand as a pinnacle of sci-fi / superhero movies for decades to come! The shear brilliance in detail, effects and the attention to each individual storyline is absolutely jaw-dropping.
The beauty and surreal world that has been created, populated with magnificent characters and the cleverly referencing of real world events and people is something that a lot of movie makers could learn something from. Off course, the raw material of the film is nothing less than one of the greatest comics of all time, and yet, the film remains true in soul and heart, to it’s epic origin. One top of this is one of the best musical scores I have heard in a long time, as well as top level acting and perfect editing.
The Watchmen will be remembered as one of the truly stunning moments of movie history, and one, that like Blade Runner, shall be watched over and over again by generations to come. Basically, if you haven’t seen it, make sure you do.
Wow. That seems to be the best way of describing this masterpiece of a movie. It is many years since I last saw a film that was so well carried out, both technically and artisticly. And, one that touched me like it did on friday night. The film, apart from it magnificent technical production, flawless script and perfect music, stars Brad Pitt as the films main character, Benjamin, and one of my all time favourite actresses, Cate Blanchett as the love of his life, Daisy.
But besides entertainment, what the film really does, is remind us of how important it is not to cave in and give up even if we aren’t dealt the best set of cards. Even if Button never set out to be great or achieve big things, and he didn’t, not in the conventional manner anyway, he did things that to him were great enough, he lived a good life even though he knew it was to be an incredibly sad ending at the end of it… he walked away from his lifes soulmate so that she could be happy even after he was gone. He learned to love so much, that he sacrificed his own love for his loved one. And yet, he moved on, he saw the world and didn’t let himself fall victim to anger or sorrow. A lesson is to be learned then, from this curious character that is Benjamin Button; we don’t know what’s comming our way, but the only thing we can do about it, is our best.
It’s a good film year I reckon, and now Watchmen’s out as well!
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