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Beautiful movies, they don't make them like that anymore
- Thread starter Pilgrimzero
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Days of Heaven
Badlands
Moonrise Kingdom
Seven
The City of Lost Children
Not my images but see my quote above. I think I got most of them right. The top image under Moonrise Kingdom might be a different Wes Anderson movie but I don't have time to search.
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Thanks, I couldn't guess any of these and I have actually seen them all. I don't understand why people think everyone will remember every tiny 1 sec gif from a popular movie.
Came to post this. Absolutely beautiful film.The big difference is Technicolour - it created a much more vibrant palette than even most of the modern examples above, but fell out of favour after the 1960s. If you want a modern film shot in that specific style, I'd recommend The Love Witch (2016):
The whole thing looks amazing.
Also, Mandy, and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Not great looking films. OP is insane.
See my response above listing the movies. Again not my images.
The Neon Demon (for all the faults people find with its plot) is a film made for the big screen. Pretty much anything by Wes Anderson relies on movement and colour to have the impact it does. How about Kubo and the Two Strings (or pretty much anything Studio Laika puts out)? Maybe Scott Pilgrim? Hell, let's even go for Tron 2!
They're not the huge epics of times gone by....but what they are is great looking movies with colour, art direction, and some gorgeous shots that aren't exactly what you might usually find.
I can sort of see where issues with colour grading in the modern day might be creating some problems in a samey overall look of movies (such as the infamous orange and teal issue), but there's still plenty of films where the cast and crew aim for an entirely different look.
They're not the huge epics of times gone by....but what they are is great looking movies with colour, art direction, and some gorgeous shots that aren't exactly what you might usually find.
I can sort of see where issues with colour grading in the modern day might be creating some problems in a samey overall look of movies (such as the infamous orange and teal issue), but there's still plenty of films where the cast and crew aim for an entirely different look.
Lawrence of Arabia is the GOAT for 'They don't make them like that anymore.'
There's a handful of movies that are made like that, but not many. Even though I didn't like it, I'd say There Will be Blood is 'made like that,' in terms of really beautiful, telling shots. But, unlike Lawrence, I feel like the movie doesn't ever go anywhere, where as Lawrence has some of the most striking shots of any movie, ever, but it's also a terrific epic story.
Wow, my childhood right here. Secret of Nimh is one of those movies you watch as a kid that you'll probably never get made anymore... Just really dark and enchanting, but your parents just thought it was another cartoon so whatever, meanwhile it had this fucking terrifying and sad narrative.
When I was playing Ori & the Blind Forest a couple of years back, I was struck by how it felt influenced by the artistic style of Secrets of Nimh.
There's a handful of movies that are made like that, but not many. Even though I didn't like it, I'd say There Will be Blood is 'made like that,' in terms of really beautiful, telling shots. But, unlike Lawrence, I feel like the movie doesn't ever go anywhere, where as Lawrence has some of the most striking shots of any movie, ever, but it's also a terrific epic story.
can I add 2d animation? Prince of Egypt springs to mind:
The Secret of Nymh was wonderfully dark and the animation was 10/10
Wow, my childhood right here. Secret of Nimh is one of those movies you watch as a kid that you'll probably never get made anymore... Just really dark and enchanting, but your parents just thought it was another cartoon so whatever, meanwhile it had this fucking terrifying and sad narrative.
When I was playing Ori & the Blind Forest a couple of years back, I was struck by how it felt influenced by the artistic style of Secrets of Nimh.
"I recommend going into this movie blind but first watch the climactic scene"
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I do second the recommendation. One of the best films ever made.
Thanks. Only one I've seen is Seven and no way in hell I'd remember a blurry photo of a gun as some special shot from it.
My bad was at work and thought my last edit was posted with titles
Kill3r7 got them right
Last time i was blown away by a movie's visuals was 12 Years A Slave. It just looked incredible.
Jesus Christ, can we please trade the awful filter every modern movie has for this one?The big difference is Technicolour - it created a much more vibrant palette than even most of the modern examples above, but fell out of favour after the 1960s. If you want a modern film shot in that specific style, I'd recommend The Love Witch (2016):
I was about to post this.
Also it is easy to overrate how good movies used to be because we only remember and focus on the all time classics.
One thing movies used to have that they no longer have are the absolutely epic set pieces. Some of those movies would have seemingly 20,000 extras on screen for a battle. CG has mostly replaced that and in general it is still not as good as the real thing.
Wow. I've never seen this movie but I'm gonna check it out now just because of these pics. Beautiful.
Technicolor was not a filter. You had to shoot with specific cameras and in a controlled environments which pissed off directors who wanted freedom to shoot. Also, it was absurdly expensive.
Blade Runner 2049, Mandy, and Dunkirk amongst many others were recent feast for the eyes.
heh, I guess at least he didn't post the ending sequence.
There are tons of beautiful recent movies*, but it's probably true that modern blockbuster studio films are generally (not as a rule) uglier than the old studio system films.
*(Suspiria, Roma, The Favourite, Into The Spider-Verse, Mandy, If Beale Street Could Talk, You Were Never Really Here. etc etc)
*(Suspiria, Roma, The Favourite, Into The Spider-Verse, Mandy, If Beale Street Could Talk, You Were Never Really Here. etc etc)
Came here for this and was not disappointed. One of my favorite movies. It doesn't apply to my next comment though.
The problem isn't that movies aren't as beautiful anymore it's that we too heavily rely on CGI and doctoring to make a beautiful scene. Our eyes aren't impressed with that as much as the real thing.
I just watched the original Ben-Hur and Lawrence of Arabia this past week.
Currently working my way through the "150 best movies all time" list I have.
I didn't even mind the nearly 4 hour run times.
Currently working my way through the "150 best movies all time" list I have.
I didn't even mind the nearly 4 hour run times.
I agree that movies don't look like that anymore (thought of that when watching Papillion the other week) but there are still a lot of beautiful and colorful movies coming out every year (as shown in this thread).
Check out Samsara. It's more of a non-narrative documentary than a movie but I highly recommend it.
Check out Samsara. It's more of a non-narrative documentary than a movie but I highly recommend it.
I second Barry Lyndon. Possibly the best cinematography I have ever seen. Streaming now on Amazon Prime I believe.
...watch more movies? If you're talking about a specific film look, like technicolor, that's understandable, but there is a multitude of colorful, beautiful movies made every year.
I haven't seen it but I have the Criterion sitting on my shelf unopened.
Feel free to chide me. :)
Solo: A Star Wars Story is gorgeous.
It might possess my favorite cinematography of any film in the franchise.
