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Movies with a style specific to a certain era
Posted on 7/9/17 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 7/9/17 at 2:28 pm
so last night I watched "Flatliners" for the first time (when i was a kid i was a little too young to want/be able to watch it so it's in like a temporal void). from the literal opening, you could tell this was a "90s movie. it had a these gothic backdrops. tons of space used. a fricking choir belting out religious-sounding music. religious symbolism
there were other subtle little aspects, like the cinematography. the way the camera moved, the framing/angle of the actors on screen, the over-use of colored lenses, etc. also setting/design aspects. the best example is the steam bellowing on the street (often was used in combination with the lens coloring to create implications of hell)
what are some other movies that display their film era (not necessarily actual society of the time, just the predominate, popular style of film)?
there were other subtle little aspects, like the cinematography. the way the camera moved, the framing/angle of the actors on screen, the over-use of colored lenses, etc. also setting/design aspects. the best example is the steam bellowing on the street (often was used in combination with the lens coloring to create implications of hell)
what are some other movies that display their film era (not necessarily actual society of the time, just the predominate, popular style of film)?
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Posted on 7/9/17 at 2:35 pm to SlowFlowPro
Manhunter
That movie screams "Miami Vice" 80's with its colors intricate to certain characters or locations and in the actual style of the movie, but it is still a solid flick.
That movie screams "Miami Vice" 80's with its colors intricate to certain characters or locations and in the actual style of the movie, but it is still a solid flick.
Posted on 7/9/17 at 2:35 pm to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 7/9/17 at 2:36 pm to LSUfan0420
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Manhunter
i've also never seen this before
Posted on 7/9/17 at 2:41 pm to SlowFlowPro
Manhunter is a great response.
It's also a great movie. You probably have heard of it's remake, Red Dragon.
It's also a great movie. You probably have heard of it's remake, Red Dragon.
Posted on 7/9/17 at 2:45 pm to 632627
oh yeah i know what it is. just never watched it 
Posted on 7/9/17 at 3:26 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:There's a remake coming out, because they don't know how to create shite in Hollywood anymore.
so last night I watched "Flatliners"
quote:The Crow fits this perfectly.
you could tell this was a "90s movie. it had a these gothic backdrops. tons of space used. a fricking choir belting out religious-sounding music. religious symbolism
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is pure late 60's, in style and also in general feel and attitude of the characters.
Posted on 7/9/17 at 3:29 pm to LSUfan0420
manhunter is a perfect example.
American Gigolo with richard gere was another flick that just screamed 80s but with more yuppie culture.
American Gigolo with richard gere was another flick that just screamed 80s but with more yuppie culture.
Posted on 7/9/17 at 3:33 pm to blueboy
quote:
There's a remake coming out, because they don't know how to create shite in Hollywood anymore.
literally what piqued my interest in watching the original
the remake, not shockingly, looks so stupid
the remake looks like everything that's wrong with pop film today. it's just a super-energized version of the original. i read some reviews of the original and the typical theme was "Style over substance" and the remake looks to be infinitely less filled with anything of value
modern remakes are like the EXTREME guys from Harold and Kumar
Posted on 7/9/17 at 3:40 pm to SlowFlowPro
Any Adrian Lyne (i.e. 9 1/2 Weeka) or Tony Scott (i.e. The Hunger) film from the '80s.
Music, wardrobe (men's trench coats, hats and masculine wardrobe on women), cinematography (smoked out sets), NYC backdrops, music montages, etc.
I personally still love the look and it's still a major influence.
Music, wardrobe (men's trench coats, hats and masculine wardrobe on women), cinematography (smoked out sets), NYC backdrops, music montages, etc.
I personally still love the look and it's still a major influence.
This post was edited on 7/9/17 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 7/9/17 at 3:43 pm to shutterspeed
i won't lie i was in nostalgia heaven watching a "90s movie" i had never seen last night
Posted on 7/9/17 at 3:48 pm to SlowFlowPro
I re-watched Flatliners a few years ago. Still stands up imo and definitely hearkens back to a memorable time period.
Posted on 7/9/17 at 3:54 pm to shutterspeed
Pulp Fiction had an early 80's feel to it
Posted on 7/9/17 at 3:58 pm to shutterspeed
i mean i'm totally biased b/c i grew up in that era but i do like some of the stylistic choices
showing space is something that modern cinema has entirely discarded
where you REALLY see this is in "Greengrass" action scenes. you have no sense of space or what's going on and they just try to manufacture fake energy/tension by using a lot of cuts and creating confusion. it's almost post-modern, where directors have decided that action isn't worth the film used to shoot it and instead we need to respect the kinetics and frenzy of action alone.
showing space is something that modern cinema has entirely discarded
where you REALLY see this is in "Greengrass" action scenes. you have no sense of space or what's going on and they just try to manufacture fake energy/tension by using a lot of cuts and creating confusion. it's almost post-modern, where directors have decided that action isn't worth the film used to shoot it and instead we need to respect the kinetics and frenzy of action alone.
Posted on 7/9/17 at 4:01 pm to SlowFlowPro
The Graduate
The look and how it was filmed.
The look and how it was filmed.
Posted on 7/9/17 at 4:12 pm to Tarik One
lolwut
Posted on 7/9/17 at 4:14 pm to SlowFlowPro
Archtecture was a huge stylistic device in Flatliners. The movie always came off as Gothic to me.
Posted on 7/9/17 at 4:22 pm to shutterspeed
100%
it's got some weird settings. everything looks like a church or a museum and it's supposed to be a med school
seriously they do dissections/autopsies in museums. like artwork on the wall behind them
at first, i thought the secret room where they do the flatline stuff was a church
go to 6:25 to see the "autopsy" scene i'm speaking of
paintings
literally
it's got some weird settings. everything looks like a church or a museum and it's supposed to be a med school
seriously they do dissections/autopsies in museums. like artwork on the wall behind them
at first, i thought the secret room where they do the flatline stuff was a church
go to 6:25 to see the "autopsy" scene i'm speaking of
paintings
literally
Posted on 7/9/17 at 4:27 pm to SlowFlowPro
I actually never got around to seeing Flatliners, but its porn spoof title was Fatliners, a chunky chick fetish porn.
Never seen that one either, in case you were wondering.
Never seen that one either, in case you were wondering.
Posted on 7/9/17 at 4:29 pm to shutterspeed
Urban Cowboy captured the early 80s country/cowboy culture of Texas and the south perfectly. The soundtrack, the locations --everything. It was perfect.
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