beauty is in the eye of ME
Cinematography: The art or technique of movie photography, including both the shooting and development of the film.
iover the years, i have created a list of the three most beautiful movies i have seen. i am not meaning in sentimentality, depth of meaning, or capacity for inspiration. i simply mean in terms of containing the most beautiful scenery from beginning to end. by coincidence, two of the three were on television tonight, and i found myself flipping back and forth in an attempt to watch both. needless to say, all i accomplished was that i saw little of either.
it was a senseless exercise from its inception as i own all three movies on dvd, and could watch them continuously for a month if i so desired. somehow, coming upon a loved movie by happenstance creates a feeling of excitement not present when i merely scan through my home selections; instead, it is as if providence were reaching out when i accidentally find it beamed to me from the archives at hbo.
in addition to being unsurpassed in their collection of resplendent scenery and being three of my favorite movies; each contains timeless wisdom in its dialogue that speaks to me.
here are my three, in the order in which i found them:
a river runs through it - "It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us. "
the last of the mohicans - "Don't try to understand them; and don't try to make them understand you."
the edge - "What one man can do, another can do." and " We're all put to the test... but it never comes in the form or at the point we would prefer, does it?"
watch them for yourself. if you are not drawn by the wonderful storylines of survival, hope, and renewal; perhaps you will be by the rich and descriptive dialogue. barring that, i find it inconceivable that you can remain unmoved by the unmatched beauty of the wildernesses in which these three stories occur.
happy watching.
iover the years, i have created a list of the three most beautiful movies i have seen. i am not meaning in sentimentality, depth of meaning, or capacity for inspiration. i simply mean in terms of containing the most beautiful scenery from beginning to end. by coincidence, two of the three were on television tonight, and i found myself flipping back and forth in an attempt to watch both. needless to say, all i accomplished was that i saw little of either.
it was a senseless exercise from its inception as i own all three movies on dvd, and could watch them continuously for a month if i so desired. somehow, coming upon a loved movie by happenstance creates a feeling of excitement not present when i merely scan through my home selections; instead, it is as if providence were reaching out when i accidentally find it beamed to me from the archives at hbo.
in addition to being unsurpassed in their collection of resplendent scenery and being three of my favorite movies; each contains timeless wisdom in its dialogue that speaks to me.
here are my three, in the order in which i found them:
a river runs through it - "It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us. "
the last of the mohicans - "Don't try to understand them; and don't try to make them understand you."
the edge - "What one man can do, another can do." and " We're all put to the test... but it never comes in the form or at the point we would prefer, does it?"
watch them for yourself. if you are not drawn by the wonderful storylines of survival, hope, and renewal; perhaps you will be by the rich and descriptive dialogue. barring that, i find it inconceivable that you can remain unmoved by the unmatched beauty of the wildernesses in which these three stories occur.
happy watching.
posted by cm at 4/18/2006
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