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Aug 4, 2017 · What Kogonada has done with "Columbus" (along with cinematographer Elisha Christian) is to blend the background into the foreground and vice versa, so that you see things through the eyes of the two architecture-obsessed main characters. Watching the film is almost like feeling the muscles in your eyes shift, as you look up from reading a book to stare out at the ocean.
Her response was silenced behind the glass wall. The whole movie is focused on her and her love for architecture but we barely get to see why she loves it. I loved the Masters Degree guy's monologue on attention vs. interest, one of the more thought provoking parts of the film but I didn't quite understand his relationship with Casey.
Therein lies the key to the style and pacing of this daring and accomplished new film. The story, as in Ozu’s case, is not the thing. Casey (Haley Lu Richardson, “ The Edge of Seventeen ”), a recent high school graduate who volunteers at the town library (an I.M. Pei building, coincidentally) sees herself as a reader and therefore a “true nerd.”
- Kogonada
- Doug Hennessy
- Erin Allegretti
Mar 7, 2019 · Looking at Columbus reveals three formal principles that are key in putting together a riveting film, independent of story. The first is to give the viewer a lot to look at. Cinematographically ...
Aug 9, 2017 · Columbus: Conclusion. Kogonada put his deep film knowledge to good use in this stunning debut, delivering a movie with a perspective and message that stands out from the crowd. It’s rare for a film to have this much to say and to say it in such a gentle manner. Get lost in Columbus. You won’t regret it.
Aug 3, 2017 · The existence of a debut as confident and allusive as “Columbus” is almost as improbable as the existence of Columbus, Ind., where the movie is set. Columbus’s claim to fame — other than ...
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Despite mixed reviews, this movie offers insight into the life and times of Christopher Columbus. The Admiral: Roaring Currents While not set in the same time period as the other Christopher Columbus movies on this list, The Admiral: Roaring Currents is a Korean film that tells the story of Admiral Yi Sun-sin, a naval commander who fought against the Japanese invasion of Korea.
