Equilibrium!!!!
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podlingEquilibrium... what can I say? I really enjoyed it. It felt more like a novel than a movie to me, in a good way. Dystopian fiction has always been a fun genre for me. So yeah, like ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
astrophysicat said, it was a bit heavy-handed at times (a minor drawback, distracting in one or two scenes). But, well, it's a dystopia, they're not supposed to have happy settings or really good things about them, though stylishly cut black outfits are a bonus. Evil dresses well, as usual.
Christian Bale did a phenomenal acting job. I mean, okay, it helps that he's hot too, but he's *such* a good actor! Double bonus! I was totally impressed. Sean Bean was excellent too (as usual, really). And the little kids in it, they totally deserve props.
And there was amazingly beautiful violence. So artistic, so enjoyable to watch. I've heard it compared to scenes in the Matrix, and while I see the similarities, the fact is that some of the issues I had with the plot of the Matrix are happily missing here, I truly liked that Bale's character had trained from when he was a wee one to have such skills. And damn! Did he look good doing it. The climactic scenes toward the end were very, no, VERY aesthetically pleasing to me. Oh yes. Some of the cinematography thoughout the movie was odd, but I enjoyed the random bits of that.
Like I said, the movie is dystopian fantasy. So it does have serious similarities to other dystopian movies and novels in parts. But for me, that provided more depth to the story. Anyway, I really liked it. I don't think it's necessarily something everyone will like, but I really don't care. I'll go see it again. Several times. Yeah!
astrophysicat said, it was a bit heavy-handed at times (a minor drawback, distracting in one or two scenes). But, well, it's a dystopia, they're not supposed to have happy settings or really good things about them, though stylishly cut black outfits are a bonus. Evil dresses well, as usual. Christian Bale did a phenomenal acting job. I mean, okay, it helps that he's hot too, but he's *such* a good actor! Double bonus! I was totally impressed. Sean Bean was excellent too (as usual, really). And the little kids in it, they totally deserve props.
And there was amazingly beautiful violence. So artistic, so enjoyable to watch. I've heard it compared to scenes in the Matrix, and while I see the similarities, the fact is that some of the issues I had with the plot of the Matrix are happily missing here, I truly liked that Bale's character had trained from when he was a wee one to have such skills. And damn! Did he look good doing it. The climactic scenes toward the end were very, no, VERY aesthetically pleasing to me. Oh yes. Some of the cinematography thoughout the movie was odd, but I enjoyed the random bits of that.
Like I said, the movie is dystopian fantasy. So it does have serious similarities to other dystopian movies and novels in parts. But for me, that provided more depth to the story. Anyway, I really liked it. I don't think it's necessarily something everyone will like, but I really don't care. I'll go see it again. Several times. Yeah!
