Lancemc
Blue Crack Addict
Saw True Grit tonight, though I'm probably too intoxicated to say anything particularly insightful (I miss my late-night drunk interference rants, aw). Far better than I expected. Top tier Coens personally, despite being adapted material and lacking a particular visual panache we've come to expect from the bros. and Deakins. Which isn't to say it isn't a gorgeous film. It is, merely far more traditional by design, at least in terms of superficial structure and visual composition. The design still allows for some incredibly evocative imagery at times (I'm thinking particularly of the snake pit near the end, and the opening shot) and I think the classical nature of the piece is what fuels a lot of the film's more complex goings-on. I think this adaptation could only work as well as it does being as faithful as it is, and as traditional cinematically, since it's that framework which lends contrast to the film's examination of (sometimes shockingly objective) violence and of religion as a vessel for both righteous aggression and fearful trepidation of God's wrath. As such it's somewhat more revisionist than it initially lets on. In its own way I think it's a good companion to both No Country and A Serious Man even if it's less formally daring than either.
Anyhow, I'm extremely impressed with the Mattie Ross character, at least as how she's performed (beautifully) here. She captures a particular spirit of the Old West and all its thematic profundity in a way I haven't quite seen before... or maybe more accurately, seen executed so well. Bridges is fantastic. The language (even if drawn mostly from the novel) is exceptionally chewy and rich, again a sort of companion this time to David Milch's "backwards Shakespeare" of Deadwood. I found Damon's character particularly interesting, especially given his bizarre sexual implications early on.
Anyhow, I'm extremely impressed with the Mattie Ross character, at least as how she's performed (beautifully) here. She captures a particular spirit of the Old West and all its thematic profundity in a way I haven't quite seen before... or maybe more accurately, seen executed so well. Bridges is fantastic. The language (even if drawn mostly from the novel) is exceptionally chewy and rich, again a sort of companion this time to David Milch's "backwards Shakespeare" of Deadwood. I found Damon's character particularly interesting, especially given his bizarre sexual implications early on.