ESSIE SPEAKS OF DEEP PICTURES

Well hey there. I'm trying to put a name to the "theme" of the two posts for this week. I'm failing.

See, it doesn't initially seem so but they do have a lot in common. Firstly, they are truly beautiful. The photography, the imagery is exquisite. They are, in a word, beautiful. Albeit in their own very distinct styles. See, the thing is, I think in a strange kind of way we forget that cinema is about the visual side of things. We more often than not get sucked up into the story telling part of it, and forget about the pictures. These two are good reminders of that side of procedings.

But they aren't just pretty faces these two. Oh no. They are a good deal more than that. In fact you're going to have to dig pretty deep under those pretty faces to get the whole story with these two. Because, as you know, I'm all for a bit of simple amusement... That said, cinema should ultimately also make us sit down and think. It should do this and be pretty at the same time, ideally. Seems like a tall order? Here are two pieces that have the brief spot on...

happy viewing,
Essie