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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs  @Nosferatu
I too thought Deepwater Horizon was excellent. It's barely a film in the conventional sense in that you aren't party to the narrative, the viewer feels like an outsider peering over the shoulders of the guys on the rig. You aren't coaxed into the events, what the men are doing isn't explained with bland exposition you either get on board or else. It makes the events of the second half seem all too realistic which when portraying a real life event is a huge compliment. |
Extremely well put. It's a film which reminded me of others which have used a quasi documentary aesthetic, so it's a little like
Captain Phillips,
'71 or
United 93 where you are completely immersed the action.