Comments on: Be afraid. Be very afraid. http://filmjournal.net/robertsharp/2008/02/10/be-afraid-be-very-afraid/ These are the films I watch each week on DVD and at the cinema Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:30:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: gproject http://filmjournal.net/robertsharp/2008/02/10/be-afraid-be-very-afraid/#comment-1674 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:59:45 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/robertsharp/2008/02/10/be-afraid-be-very-afraid/#comment-1674 Two points on this: Firstly, I thought Dead Man's Chest definitely seemed to lack coherence in a few places, as I discovered over the couple of days when I ended up seeing it twice (now referred to as the Black Weekend). To learn that they started filming without a completed script almost explains the pointless appearances of the kraken (at every point before the end), as well as Will's off again, on again 'escape' from the Flying Dutchman. Secondly, I think that single-voice dialogue criticisms have been levelled towards Kevin Smith and Woody Allen, and it's certainly been said recently about Quentin Tarrantino - who is, as far as I'm aware, a man. I don't believe there's any sexist politics going on in the reviews of Juno which, for the most part, have not concentrated on the fact that the characters all share a speaking style (Jennifer Garner certainly provides diversion from the quick-fire banter), but that the young roles all communicate in a way that is older than their years. I'm not particularly against it though, and really enjoyed the offbeat indie sensibility brought to the film by Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman. Two points on this: Firstly, I thought Dead Man’s Chest definitely seemed to lack coherence in a few places, as I discovered over the couple of days when I ended up seeing it twice (now referred to as the Black Weekend). To learn that they started filming without a completed script almost explains the pointless appearances of the kraken (at every point before the end), as well as Will’s off again, on again ‘escape’ from the Flying Dutchman.

Secondly, I think that single-voice dialogue criticisms have been levelled towards Kevin Smith and Woody Allen, and it’s certainly been said recently about Quentin Tarrantino - who is, as far as I’m aware, a man. I don’t believe there’s any sexist politics going on in the reviews of Juno which, for the most part, have not concentrated on the fact that the characters all share a speaking style (Jennifer Garner certainly provides diversion from the quick-fire banter), but that the young roles all communicate in a way that is older than their years. I’m not particularly against it though, and really enjoyed the offbeat indie sensibility brought to the film by Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman.

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