Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Harmonia (A) on September 30, 2008 at 08:10:13

In Reply to: RE: I thought it was a pretentious POS posted by delboy on September 30, 2008 at 04:12:13

...I thought the film was restrained and understated. It was about as far from a Hollywood handicapped tear jerker (I Am Sam???!!!) as it's possible to be.

I thought the director found a highly effective and economical way to portray Bauby's POV and interior state. It was not intrusive to me at all.

The scene where Bauby catches sight of his changed physical self in reflective glass as he is wheeled down a corridor was truly horrifying - for him and for us. I also thought the sewing shut of Bauby's eyelid at the beginning from his POV was tremendously effective. This is fine cinematic storytelling in my book. The visuals take you into Bauby's world, it's supposed to be unsettling and constrained.

To me TDB&TB was emotional rather than maudlin. A fine balancing act nearly perfectly executed.

So there. ;-)

Edits: 09/30/08