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...somber phosphorescence of his eyes, his eagle's profile, the imperious arch of his eyebrows, the hard, bitter curve of his lips, the stupendous strength of his torso - this is what he has been given, and what not even the worst of directors can debase... Through him, mise en scčne [a film's visual strategy] can confront the most intense of conflicts and settle them with the contempt of a god imprisoned, quivering with muted rage...
...become learning how to sneer without sacrificing creativity.With their debut album “Oracular Spectacular,” Brooklyn band MGMT gets at least half way there. Founders Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden manage to come off as wry while avoiding unconstructive disdain. Over an epically constructed musical mise-en-scène, they make the following proposal on their single “Time to Pretend:” “Let’s make some music / Make some money / Find some models for wives / I’ll move to Paris / Shoot some heroin...
...slack in exchange for a watchable movie. In the final analysis, the film’s myriad of merits derive from its high brow repartee, its majestic visual representation of an African-American South as intellectual as it is sensuous, its unapologetic portrayal of gruesome racial violence, and its mise-en-scène of rhetoric.So the movie is a success then. Right?Well, yes, but no. It’s a success on its own terms.The whole time, I couldn’t help but feel that something was off. Considering the film is a debate movie...
...claims of a laissez-faire filming ethic are suspect though. His previous films (“Rushmore,” “The Royal Tennenbaums,” and “The Life Aquatic,” namely) are notorious for their meticulously crafted mise-en-scène—a quality not absent from “Darjeeling.”For example, some reporters at the event questioned the degree to which the appearance of the considerable moustache sported by Jason Schwartzman’s character, whose look seems to have roots in George Harrison...
...alternation of baffling long shots and punishing closeups. Once upon a time, Branagh directed some agreeable movies: the burly Henry V, the inventive Much Ado About Nothing. So I can't say his visual choices here are made from ignorance. They have to be called willfully stupid. The mise-en-scene becomes so aggressive that in its last third the picture is almost literally unwatchable...