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haunting visuals

posted 5 years ago by Ripkens25 (2064)
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George Miller is really a visionary. Many of the scenes and visuals in this movie are just brilliant, haunting and unlike what we've seen onscreen before. A great example would be the night shots....when the truck gets stuck and they need to winch it out with the help of that dead tree. Or...the scene following that, where they drive through what appears to be a swampy wasteland, with swamp people trudging through the marsh under the moonlight on some stilt-like contraptions. Really brilliant, creepy stuff.

[–] Ace_Spade (9660) 5 years ago

Inventive visuals really, really help a movie. It's a visual medium, so being creative with the look of a film makes us feel like we're in a specific place and sticks in our heads.

Miller goes beyond just being memorable, though, because this stuff gives us a feel for the world and the characters. It's like WETA Workshops putting little details into the armour and weapons in Lord of the Rings to indicate, for instance, different orcish clans using shield design. It gives a sense of place and reality to otherwise alien worlds, like the post-apocalyptic outback in Mad Max or Middle Earth.

He tells a story, delivers boggling aesthetics, shows us a "real" world, gives us exposition, and keeps the pacing of the action up, all just with visuals. It's great work.

[–] degree7 (821) 5 years ago

the teal and orange colour grading made my eyes hurt

[–] huwdj (4571) 5 years ago

I agree it's a good looking film but the two things you've highlighted are not that original. The night scene stuck in the mud reminded me of Ice Cold in Alex. The stilt people I've seen in a painting (and perhaps referenced by Terry Gilliam somewhere) - can't quite place it at the moment but it's in my head somewhere.