Glad to hear I'm not the only one with this problem. I plan to do a rewatch on Blu-ray with subtitles...This director sure loves unintelligible dialogue is one thing I can say about the movie (and The VVitch)
Glad to hear I'm not the only one with this problem. I plan to do a rewatch on Blu-ray with subtitles...This director sure loves unintelligible dialogue is one thing I can say about the movie (and The VVitch)
This director sure loves unintelligible dialogue is one thing I can say about the movie (and The VVitch)
My theater had letterboxing which was kind of annoying, especially because it supposedly prides itself on being traditional/arty
I had people walk out of the theater after Winslow/Thomas masturbated to the fantasy of fucking the mermaid.
I guess the mermaid vagina was the straw that broke the camel's back.
Loved this movie. Really looking forward to buying the blu ray.
It's left intentionally unclear. It seemed real at the time but Young Tom also apparently forgot weeks on the island.So was Young Tom actually hallucinating or was Old Tom just gaslighting him over stuff like the axe chase
I had to actively strain myself to understand the dialog, even tried to read their lips at times. I'd enjoy the movie more with closed captioning.This director sure loves unintelligible dialogue is one thing I can say about the movie (and The VVitch)
My theater had letterboxing which was kind of annoying, especially because it supposedly prides itself on being traditional/arty
For me, it was the opposite. Outside of a few lines, the dialog was so much easier to follow and understand than anything in The Witch.I had to actively strain myself to understand the dialog, even tried to read their lips at times. I'd enjoy the movie more with closed captioning.
So was Young Tom actually hallucinating or was Old Tom just gaslighting him over stuff like the axe chase
For me, it was the opposite. Outside of a few lines, the dialog was so much easier to follow and understand than anything in The Witch.
Subtext? They very nearly kissReally enjoyed the film. I'm a bit shocked no one is mentioning any of the various gay subtext like Old Tom saying he'd makr young Tom polish his "nails" whether he liked it it or not and mentioned sperm whales and like a half dozen other innuendos. Or young Tom peeking on old Tom doing stuff like a voyeur. Or that time young tom talked about laying with a woman being evil or something.
It's an exact recreation of this drawing by Sascha Schneider:So my favorite visual from the film was that one still shot from one of the visions. The one with a Naked Dafaoe and Pattinson froze in some sort of sparring match with those lighthouse eyes peering into Pattinson. Thought it was just great on its own, but with the new angle adding in Greek Mythology makes me like it even more.
Invokes that imagery pretty damn well.
Ahhh, I had no idea. Thanks for sharing that!
That scene where they're cackling in the shadows under the table before the sea crashes into the cottage was some nightmare fuel.
That's badass. A striking image that totally fits the film.
Absolutely. One of the greatest monologues of the century so far.That scene of Dafoe cursing out Young Tom, talking about a trident in his gullet, is one of the most epic scenes in a movie I've seen in years. He deserves an Oscar for that alone.
I noticed that as well, but I think it was intentional, he went from an Eastern Canada/Maritime accent to a thick Boston accent once he revealed his true identity, as he drank more the facade dissolved, really great character acting if it was intentional (I think it was)I can see where people are coming from saying Pattinson wasn't great since I had a similar feeling for the first half or so. I kept getting pulled out my his accent not being 100% consistent, but when I stopped fixating on that I could see that he was going toe-to-toe with Dafoe and they were both just knocking it out of the park.
Maybe it was but it definitely sounded more Irish/British to me. It could've been maritime combined with period dialogue throwing me though.I noticed that as well, but I think it was intentional, he went from an Eastern Canada/Maritime accent to a thick Boston accent once he revealed his true identity, as he drank more the facade dissolved, really great character acting if it was intentional (I think it was)
so uh, holy shit
I don't even know how I really feel about it yet other than I liked it but if there's one thing I can say about this movie it's that it's possibly perfect? like, everything working in tandem, everything considered, no fat at all, was never once bored, the pacing is invisible because you're just in it start to finish, never thought anything felt out of place, every word, every shot, every sound, every light. I've seen a lot of movies and I don't think I can name one where there isn't something I can point to even if it's nitpicky as hell.
It's the silent film/'30s cinema aspect ratio.I hated this movie but I can understand how its not made for my tastes. One question though, any interviews or articles on why the movie was shot in such a different aspect ratio? It kinda bugged me that it was basically only taking up maybe 60% of my theaters screen.