Too casual philosophy and too-formal blogging
Dir. Guillermo del Toro, Cin. Dan Laustsen; in English; 119 minutes. A stereotypically gothic novel film rife with (spoilers!) incest, familial violence, poisoning, and ghosts, oh my. I found that it drew almost exclusively from his very limited lego-set of del-Toro-isms, even finding the time to force a close-up of a mottled bug on the viewer … Continue reading Crimson Peak (2015)
Dir. Guillermo del Toro, Cin. Guillermo Navarro; in English; 120 minutes. What I learned: (1) violence solves all problems, (2) help from others is overrated, and (3) sometimes, we should stay in toxic relationships, even if they will harm ourselves and others—and everyone.
Dir. Guillermo del Toro, Cin. Dan Laustsen; in English, Russian, and ASL with English subtitles; 122 minutes. Del Toro uses his excellent costume and set design (many key props play subtle double, even triple duty, e.g. a wall-calendar) and almost constantly-moving camera to great effect, abandoning much of the baggage of his older themes (mysticism, … Continue reading The Shape of Water (2017)
Dir. Guillermo del Toro, Cin. Dan Laustsen; in English; 111 minutes. This movie checked off del Toro's "creepy" tropes (bugs, horological movements, close-ups in dark and cramped spaces) and continued his trend of bad acting combined with poor writing. With a film called Mimic, you might expect to wonder if del Toro meant to draw … Continue reading Mimic (1997)
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