Sunday, February 06, 2005

A walk in the clouds

So I went to walmart the other day and saw this movie. I read the back of it and it seemed interesting so I got it. Everytbody was telling me how cute and funny it was so I sat down this weekend and watched it. Lol...funny is not what I exactly thought when I saw it. Cute definately, but not so funny.
The credits roll on what might be defined as a close up of wine...because later you find that it's all about grapes and who knows what and who did what, in the growing of grapes in a particular family. The music is spanish and once in a while they will speak in spanish.
The opening shot is in Black and white for a minute and wide, giving us a perspective of what may come later. Then there are different perspectives in the different shots that evoke a lot of emotions. For example, the father almost all the shots were taken close giving us a feeling of intimidation. It went very well with his the character that he portrayed of a very controlling man who overworks himself. Other family members except for the grandfather seem far because of the intimidation given by the father,
Then there is split shots from the past to present. Interesting enough, the soldier (keanu reeves) keeps dreaming of war. Everytime there is the same scene except there is an addition. First, he meets Victoria who appears in his flashback as a woman soldier sleeping or dead. The second nightmare, Victoria is with a child and she is being shot at. As the story continues, about halfway through the movie there is one more flashback which is of the war slash the present, where the soldier is more like daydreaming instead of having a nightmare.
I watch the movie and as far as the technology goes, there is really not much there. But the shots are family friendly. They move with the actors manipulating the various angles making you feel distant yet very close to the story.
Hope I haven't ruined the movie for those who haven't watched it yet

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