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Oz the Great and Powerful
Hey there, I was out yesterday. Finally. Practically all the members of our household (except brother who is rarely at home) are sick of me staying home. Like a sluggish sloth of sort. I went to the movies yesterday with a friend. We watched Oz the Great and Powerful. Well...we were interested in either Croods or Oz but settled with Oz instead. Mainly because I'd rather watch Croods at home, it was by Chris Sanders after all! I want to absorb and enjoy every milisecond of the movie XD Oh yeah I'm going to complain a whole load about this one, so....I'm sorry if I offend someone. And I might not go into details regarding the plot because I don't have much to say about it XD Anyway, onto my thoughts regarding the movie:  Oh there might be a little bit of spoilers below, please skip it if you do not wish to be spoiled :) Okay I'll just say what comes into mind first. The opening credits? I don't know what it's called but it's a (vintage?) technique in which layers of paper are attached to a wire and placed at different distances to create the effect of 3D view. (I didn't watch it in 3D but this sequence might be really cool in 3D though) Here's a video I found, check it out yourself :) My opinion? It was rather long and slightly messy. Don't get me wrong, it was well-made and it might be an effective way to let the viewers know about the creators and everyone else. But still, I dunno, there's something slightly off in it :/ Notice the typhoon storm? Yep. That was what I noticed too. Anyhow, it started as a black and white film and ten minutes into it I was getting impatient. You know, I hope to see colours, really. And yeah, about fifteen minutes or twenty minutes (or so? I dunno I didn't keep record but it certainly felt forever) into the film we finally, like finally get exposed to colours. It was a scenery porn, definitely one I could tell. However, the colour was a tad bit over saturated during Oz's landing scene for a real-life movie. (But maybe they're made like that on purpose to show how magical the place it, to show how out of the world the place is..) I mean, yeah the colours are so vibrant and beautiful on its own but when you put people in it.... Well, it REALLY is gorgeous and I know the CG people behind the scenery must have worked their butt off to get that result. (The lake fairies are really well made though, I love their creepiness) Oh did I mention the actor playing as Oz? I have to be frank, although it might come upon as rude... It was painful to watch the first half of the movie. I dunno, he wasn't 'enchanted' with the wonder enough for me. I could see that he's an actor and not a conman magician stuck in a land of magic...you get the drill? I got used to this apparently during the second half. So yeah, after being exposed with such wondrous scenery porn, we meet Mila Kunis (Theodora). I was never really a big fan of hers to be honest. Yeah, she is really, really beautiful, but there is something 'stony' about her...I don't think she played a believable good witch who wanted peace at the beginning, honestly..her 'cheerful' skip-walk was.........um. BUT! She was awesome as the wicked witch, really she was! Her screams and cackles were really, really great. No kidding. Her witch sister was really beautiful (Rachel Weisz I believe?) I wasn't fond of Glinda at the beginning (Michelle Williams), she was rather boring, but she grew on me. I especially laughed during the scene where she was horribly surprised by the flying baboons. My friend and I were genuinely amused. XD Oh, Knuck? He wasn't really good either. (Sorry have to throw that out there too :/ ) Now that I finished with the humans, let's move on with the animated people. The monkey? He's cute XD I loved it when he wanted to be hugged by Oz too. He's a good monkey. The china-girl? So cute as well! I loved it when she played tantrum in order to join Oz. (Btw Oz did a good job at acting when he dragged his feet around with the China-girl latched onto it). She's really pretty too! (Awesome animators and designers) Oh yeah, there's one thing that bothered me when I watched. When Oz held onto Monkey in a scene. It felt rather....fake? Yeah, like he was holding onto something but not tightly enough that Monkey would physically slipped down his hands in reality. That bothered me yeah. (I know I'm supposed to enjoy the film without being so OCD about all the minor details...but I can't help it) Another thing that bothered me...the weird tilted camera angle. I don't know why I dislike it. It's just so...weird and out of place. In my opinion, at least. Oh the music box piece was wonderful! As usual from Danny Elfman :D I'm so in love with this piece. The ending. Can I just say that I'm not exactly satisfied with it? Well, it ended with Oz kissing Glinda. I mean, yeah maybe the writers can't show how Oz patch up his real life, or if he ever finds a way home (maybe) without straying from the original story. Oh I know! Maybe there's a sequel? Ah yeah, that must be it. Anyhow, it's a...good movie? Maybe I was being too sceptical when I watched this..oh well.. Labels: films |