How does this move compare to his last 2 films in terms of cinematography?
Never mind the plot and story, tree of life and to the wonder are 2 of the best looking films I've seen.
How does knight of cups compare?
As per usual, it is a visual feast. Malick and Lubezki's cinematography is groundbreaking imo and is telling a story through visuals. However, I have to say I preferred the cinematography in The Tree of Life and To the Wonder more than in Knight of Cups. I know Malick experimented more in this film with a wide variety of different cameras, so that might be why.
shareGood to hear. Can't wait to see this film.
Loved to the wonder (from a visual standpoint)
Interested to see some experimenting from malick.
i wasn't the biggest fan of to the wonder, it was a nice film but not one of his best. if you liked to the wonder i feel you will love knight of cups.
Knight of cups was excellent and yes, the cinematography is wonderful.
If there's little doubt that lubetzki is the best cinematographer alive, this will dispel that.
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Agreed. I finally saw it tonight and...yep it was a beauty. At this point I'm not sure if I really "understand" it but it was great to look at. Pure eye candy.
shareWell, as usual he has many beautiful shots and locations thrown in. However, many of the scenes that actually feature people are shot with wobbly handheld cameras and are often ridiculously poorly framed and at times look like you are watching something shot by a clumsy amateur shooting home movies. Seriously, some shots are outrageously bad as when he has a handheld camera held about shoulder height wobbly follow characters from behind. Or the ridiculous and silly close-ups of Wes Bentley's face.
I'm also pretty sick of his love of wobbly cam shots looking up at the character as the camera randomly moves about and we listen to droopy dog philosophical voice-over.
This is not good or "artistic" camera work...it's just shoddy and distracting. He wants us to focus on the "big ideas" but then he puts stuff on screen that looks like he just let a toddler run around with a camera.