From the Sundance Movie Program:
U2 3D
DirectorS: Catherine owens, Mark Pellington
U.S.A., 2007, 85 min., color, Sony HD Cam
It goes without saying that U2 3D is not merely a
concert film; it is a concert experience—and one that
will leave you fumbling around on the ground for
your jaw. An electrifying collage of South American
stadium concerts during U2’s 2006 tour, U2 3D
mobilizes digital 3-D and surround-sound technology
to plunge us into almost supernatural proximity to the
musicians. Whether it’s dropping into The Edge’s sonic
orbit or passing over the crowd through a sculptural
sea of outstretched arms, we’re no longer on the
outside looking in, but on the inside looking in—a
perspective shift whose novelty is at first delightfully
odd, and then pure revelation. The sense of intimacy
with the audience is uncanny, as if Bono has stepped
right off the screen to spend a moment with us, his
extended hand mere inches from our face. Featuring
songs that have touched fans for years, from “Sunday
Bloody Sunday” and “One” to ”Beautiful Day” and
“Vertigo,” U2 3D establishes a visceral bond that’s
completely unprecedented in film.
U2 has always understood the power of multisensory
engagement in conveying its social message, in this
case, coexistence, so it’s not surprising that the
band would be inspired to explore the immersive
possibilities of 3-D. Call them polarized or rosy, from
behind these glasses the world may indeed be a place
of peace and hope. –CAROLINE LIBRESCO/JOHN NEIN
ExP: Sandy Climan, Michael Peyser, David Modell
Pr: Jon Shapiro, Peter Shapiro, John Modell, Catherine
Owens Ci: Peter Anderson, Tom Krueger Ed: Olivier
Wicki Mu: Carl Glanville 3-D/DigPr: Steve Schklair
Saturday, January 19, 9:45 pm
Eccles Theatre, Park City
Saturday, January 19, midnight
Eccles Theatre, Park City
Oh God I can't wait to see this.