Showing posts with label Gus Van Sant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gus Van Sant. Show all posts

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Gerry

Gerry: A brilliant sequence!

Movie: Gerry
Year: 2002
Written by: Gus Van Sant, Matt Damon, Casey Affleck
Director: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Matt Damon, Casey Affleck
I watched Gerry in march and since then the ideas flew to my mind about the haunting picture. The movie progress in the absolute absence of action. Thus the poor response from audience and critics was not surprising. The dialogues are so limited and totally improvised by two stars. Personally i found Gerry moving. Imagine watching two young boys crossing the desert with no water, food,...and most importantly no motive can be noticed. It's the journey itself that matters: the journey, the adventure and the depth of a relationship that emerges through simple plot, that's all. I liked it.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

More Than Meets The Eye II


Gerry: Gus Van Sant back to his experimental roots
Some fantastic material for my movie archive! I watched a number of great movies on my days off during recent months. I'd like to mention them. Moreover i added my personal scores which partly reflect how much i liked them. (I don't fully support the idea of rating artwork this way !) I've done so just to mark my initial personal impressions about each of these movies. My personal experience reveals the understanding and excitement about some artworks develop slowly. That's interesting to observe how my personal conception gradually changes by time. I'm willing to write a brief review about some of them in upcoming posts.


Hanna (2011) ; Joe Wright 6/10
The Trial (1962) ; Orson Welles 10/10
Les Asacias (2011) ; Pablo Giorgeli 7/10
The Holy Girl (2004) ; Lucrecia Martel 9/10
Gerry (2002) ; Guus Van Sant 10/10
Once Upon A Time in Anatolia (2011) ; Nuri Bilge Ceylan 9/10
Batman Begins (2005) ; Christopher Nolan 8/10
Army of Shadows (1969) ; Jean-Pierre Melville 9/10
A Good Heart (2009) ; Dagur Kari 6/10
My Sister's Keeper (2009) ; Nick Cassavetes 9/10
Angela's Ashes (1999) ; Alan Parker 6/10
A Christmas Carol (2009) ; Robert Zemeckis 8/10
Z (1969) ; Costa-Gavras 9/10