Great visual style
This movie has a great visual style. I love the use of colors, cameramovements, light, and so on. Do you know of any other movies which has a similar style?
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I think Falling Down staring Michael Douglas has a similar look. But not much of the "cool" slow panning, music video styling, and of course no Massive Attack "Spying Glass" playing. Also Training Day, which is filmed a little more similarly to 187.
shareI agree with skyko2000, I just watched 187 about 20 minutes ago, and I watched Falling Down about a week ago, very similar visual styles with the colors and warm tones, and both are set in Los Angeles and deal in senseless violence and madness.
shareYeah, both have those warm red hues, both do that slow motion panning across areas of LA showing the heat in the air and the heat waves rippling off the streets, which also mirrors the plot that deals with the "heat" caused by ethnic, gang, and inner city frictions. Both have a sort of anti-hero pushed over the edge by it all, both heros have blowouts with hispanic gangs, and they even have similar supporting characters, like the Nazi in Falling Down and the gun packing teacher from Home Alone in 187.
shareJust watched it today and I enjoyed it. It was audacious, but I appreciated it's brutal honesty of what teachers go through (I have been a substitute for around ten years).
The movie Falling Down came to mind, too, Redux, when he is talking to the teacher who has the arsenal and at one point in the movie "Mr. Garfield" tells him that they're not alike.
There is a movie BATS . although the plot is unrelated . and the movie is not this good.
share"One Hour Photo" uses colors and camera movements to great effect as well.
"Unfaithful", a different genre film, does also.
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I think the movie has a brilliant visual style. The beginning-New York-colors are cold, distant for the prolog. The second you get to LA you get these "hot" colors. But it's nut just that.
For example when Garfield sets up the camera in class and has an argument with cesar the whole look turns video-style, even the narrative camera. Another example would be when Garfield confronts the gang bangers with the loss of his watch out side the school. Cesar puts Garfield in his place. He get very angry, and the whole image starts shaking. These are just a few examples. Have a closer look the next time.
I work as a creative director and quote this film quite alot. Not because of the color grading, but using the context of a scene to come up with a creative idea.
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It's funny because Kevin Reynolds isn't particularly known for directing movies with such a nice aesthetic. This is an exception.
"What I don't understand is how we're going to stay alive this winter."
Yeah, it looked like what Tony Scott tries to achieve in his movies...
shareYeah, it looked like what Tony Scott tries to achieve in his movies...
The Hunger comes to mind when you mention Tony Scott. The film is rather poor in its execution, but it is nothing if not artistically beautiful!
The set designers deserved an award, as did the lighting directors.
The soundtrack was also superb, and helped the film along QUITE well.
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"Didn't he discover America?"
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I recently saw Chloe, and felt like it had great visual style. I think it was more towards cool colors, though? It's an erotic thriller. It was alright.