Post by The Candyman on Aug 21, 2005 11:58:52 GMT -5
I know this movie is out of theaters and just came out on DVD, but it is still showing at some places (like my campus cinema), so I decided this board would be an appropriate place for it.
Sin City is amazing. I loved it. It is worth seeing for the visual style alone - this is something that will probably be studied in film school years from now. For those of you don't know, it's based on a set of black-and-white graphic novels, and they used those graphic novels as the storyboards for the movie. As a result, the movie is basically the exact same thing as the graphic novels, just in the form of film. Most of the shots were taken directly from the source.
The movie presents three different stories following three different main characters. The main problem people will have with this movie is that morally speaking, these characters (and the movie in general) is a bit twisted. Violence and gore and sex abound in the streets of Sin City, and yet strangely, I found myself enjoying all of it. Its typical noir-style characterization isn't exactly full of depth, and yet at the same time it's extremely fun. The men are noble heroes who aren't afraid to kill or take revenge for something they believe in, and the women are mainly hookers and strippers who aren't afraid to kick some butt. Sin City is a world where crime prospers and the cops are corrupt, and though the protagonists aren't perfect there's something about them that causes you to cheer them on in their killing sprees.
It may be graphic (expect to see more than a fair share of breasts in the first 10 minutes) and brutal (if it weren't so stylized the gore would probably be unbearable), and yet that's part of makes Sin City such an intriguing movie. The overall feel of this film screams "cool" - it's like every male's fantasies come true. The heroes get to kill for their idea of justice and get the girl in the process; the girls might not get it, but the guys will love it.
This is a movie that everyone should see, regardless of whether or not they like the story or the characters. It's a cinematic landmark in terms of style and art direction that shouldn't be missed.
Sin City is amazing. I loved it. It is worth seeing for the visual style alone - this is something that will probably be studied in film school years from now. For those of you don't know, it's based on a set of black-and-white graphic novels, and they used those graphic novels as the storyboards for the movie. As a result, the movie is basically the exact same thing as the graphic novels, just in the form of film. Most of the shots were taken directly from the source.
The movie presents three different stories following three different main characters. The main problem people will have with this movie is that morally speaking, these characters (and the movie in general) is a bit twisted. Violence and gore and sex abound in the streets of Sin City, and yet strangely, I found myself enjoying all of it. Its typical noir-style characterization isn't exactly full of depth, and yet at the same time it's extremely fun. The men are noble heroes who aren't afraid to kill or take revenge for something they believe in, and the women are mainly hookers and strippers who aren't afraid to kick some butt. Sin City is a world where crime prospers and the cops are corrupt, and though the protagonists aren't perfect there's something about them that causes you to cheer them on in their killing sprees.
It may be graphic (expect to see more than a fair share of breasts in the first 10 minutes) and brutal (if it weren't so stylized the gore would probably be unbearable), and yet that's part of makes Sin City such an intriguing movie. The overall feel of this film screams "cool" - it's like every male's fantasies come true. The heroes get to kill for their idea of justice and get the girl in the process; the girls might not get it, but the guys will love it.
This is a movie that everyone should see, regardless of whether or not they like the story or the characters. It's a cinematic landmark in terms of style and art direction that shouldn't be missed.