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Exactly what I was afraid of: Headachy editing. All the negative reviews...

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In Reply to: Post MTV editing posted by Jim Campilongo on September 19, 2005 at 07:18:09:

...(I posted two) dwelt on that aspect -- much to the displeasure of those who enjoy MTV.
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Re: Exactly what I was afraid of: Headachy editing. All the negative reviews... - RGA 08:51:41 09/20/05 (0)
Odd the vast majority liked the film. The editing was not obtrusive. I'm the guy who hated NYPD Blue becaus eof the jerky camera work -- Gardener was acceptable. Though I will say that the camera work and editing didn't help the movie in my view and while it didn;t taake aything away -- it was unnecessary. Nevertheless, Citizen kane gets a lot of credit for cinematography that to me smacks of self indulgence "look this is my camera work" film making that was a distraction as well. And people call it the greatest film of all time. At least, unlike Kane, Gardener has heart.
Truly- CG didn't have *that* many quick cuts..but it did have... - Harmonia 17:46:15 09/19/05 (0)
...a lot hand held and closely framed shots.
Which style could be called...intimate, verite, brninging the audience in closer to the realism of the action...or...herky jerky.
It's how Meirelles chose to tell the story. It did not annoy or distract me. It did aid in conveying the protagonists state of mind.
It was OK with me. Not nearly as annoying or off putting as the pumped up MTS style of say...Elizabeth. (No, I don't like MTV and I haven't seen anything on it in years.)
CG is a good movie IMO.
I don't like that kind of cutting (Man On Fire being a good example) but it took me 5 minutes to get past - sjb 10:55:38 09/19/05 (2)
the level of it in CG.
Unlike the poster above I thought the shooting and editing style in this film (especially once they're in Africa) brought me closer to what it might have felt like to be there and, therefore, closer to the story.

"Where are we going? And what am I doing in this hand basket?"
- Speaking of CG -- was there much CG in it?... nt - clarkjohnsen 13:46:33 09/19/05 (1)
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  - Yeah, but the irony is... - Harmonia 18:09:18 09/19/05 (0)
    ...the true gardener isn't who you see gardening.
Re: Exactly what I was afraid of: Headachy editing. All the negative reviews... - rico 09:55:35 09/19/05 (1)
Funny, I usually hate jerky cut cut cut editing and stopped watching NYPD Blue and Homicide because of it but for this film I really didn't mind.
- That's because it isn't THAT "herky-jerky"---nowhere near as much-- - tinear 10:16:31 09/19/05 (0)
  as "City of God." In that film, the druggy culture and violence---live fast, die young--- fit the style well.
  Meirelles managed to make a film with "soul" that didn't patronize the audience with sermonizing.

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