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Originally posted by filmmaker2
I think in some ways the details were focused on because it was a 1940's period piece and they wanted to acquaint the audience with wartime submarine activities from that era.
It's funny though...the film has been slammed by accuracy nuts who have found technical mistakes in various scenes, so maybe the enchilada doesn't even make sense after all...but I thought it was a tasty enchilada anyway. Aw heck, I'm an easy date when it comes to ghosty movies ;)
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i did enjoy the ghost story - dont get me wrong ..
but when it comes to visual art - or film - or books .. i have a real appreciation for subtlety ..
i like it when someone is masterful enought to get a point across in the simplest, purest ways ..
artists who arent as skillful have to make up for it by making things as detailed as possible ..
the example i always cite is charles dickens vs stephen king.
dickens could give a couple of key details about a person - in a couple of lines that would enable you to vibrantly create the character in your mind. King doesnt have this skill so instead he'll give you 5 pages of 'in your face' detail that leaves no room for your own mental imaging.
it's a very fine skill that's overlooked .. i guess people like being fed to.
i know this is a heavy comparrison for a low budget spook show like Below .. but it's the best wy to illustrate what i mean about the way a mood or atmosphere is built ..
i love what i call the 'moments of purity' in a film, or any other form of art... where something or someone is captured in its purest, simplest form..
actors can do it with a certain look, or a certain line read a certain way ...
sorry - that's a long round about way for describing what i felt about the technical sub shots in Below - i can articulate it a lot better - and simply - in person :D