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Immortel (ad vitam) (2004)
Artful, atmospheric and beautiful...
Well, first of all this film is supposed to be a loose adaptation of the comics (almost more "inspired by"...). Second, I think that those who criticize the CGI graphics quality or even compare it to the horrific (!!) "Final Fantasy", are a bit besides the point.., While the Final Fantasy CGI graphics where technically amazing, the story (what story ?) was absolutely idiotic, and there was a total lack of poetry or atmosphere. Of course the CGI in "Immortals" could have been much better!... But the fact that you can make an accurate picture of a French landscape does not make it better than a Monet painting, does it ?... The use of computer imagery does not mean that everything has to be fully realistic... artful images are often created, as in painting, with a non photo-realistic depiction of reality. I think this concept worked well with this movie, creating a very moody atmosphere and adding weight to the story. Certainly "Immortals" is not a statement about creating photo-realistic computer graphics - it is simply art made with people and computers. That said, I agree that for those who are not familiar with the comics series this movie may not leave the same impression - I am biased by being a Bilal fan. However, I would recommend anyone with an interest in Science Fiction that goes a bit beyond point-and-shoot action and photo-realistic CGI to go and see this movie - they might enjoy it!...
7/10
Memento (2000)
What is reality without memory ?
This is an absolutely brilliant movie. I'm surprised when people compare with "The sixth sense" and the like, because this is not a gimmick movie. Having read the comments, I think that most people fail to realize why the story is told backwards. It is not to make an otherwise "boring" story more convoluted and hard to follow, but simply to create an impression on how the main character in the movie perceived reality. At the star of every movie snapshot, you have no clue of what has happened before, much in the same way as the main character. It is true that the short term memory loss has been dealt with in other excellent movies like "Wintersleepers", but what makes this movie so brilliant is the combination of this "condition" with the way the story is told. BTW, the fact that Leonard could remember that he had a short-term memory impairment is not a goof - he knew the illness from before his accident, and he had a tatoo in his arm reading "remember Sammy Jankis" to help him remember that. Plus in the final scene we realize that Leonards mental problem was far more complex than it could be have been supposed from the rest of the movie - in this sense there is a "gimmick" in the movie, but only insofar as the whole truth is not revealed until the end (the beginning, that is :-)) I give it a 9 out 10 only because I like to save 10 for later.