Toby L Edwards Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I thought this was a great Movie. The Cinematography was gorgeous. Shot on Kodak The shots in the Forest were just fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Hall Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 This was a very good looking film. The article in AC on the film talked about using mostly natural light on the film, turned out very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Keith Mottram Posted January 28, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted January 28, 2009 This was a rubbish film with some terribly trite cinematography- that scene where they storm some nazi place guns a blazin' with cheasy frame/ shutter effects ugh. The majority was plain dull, never sure whether to be epic or melodramatic it settled for a confused middle ground- and that could be said for the whole of the film as well as the cinematography. And what was going on with ze ackzents. Daniel Craig should never be allowed to try one as he is incapable of holding one for an entire sentence. The russian soldiers came out of the same timber yard as the cast of a daytime soap and why did all the well fed Jewish tree dwellars seem like extras from a woody allen movie. Not as daft as blood diamond, but still if you are attempting to make these kind of thought provoking films you should at least attempt to make them vaguely accurate. I must admit I did stop watching about two thirds of the way through- I am beginning to think that life is too short for Ed Zwick films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Joseph Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I like the majority of Zwick's work, from his glorious Glory all the way down to Blood Diamond. But something just didn't hit the right notes with Defiance for myself, but I must admit, the score was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Anthony Vale Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Compare and contrast 'Defiance' with Elim Klimov's 'Come and See'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Ratner Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I heard some negative reviews on this one, but I'm required by law to see it since I'm a Jew. I also heard that for something which was supposed to be historical, it was criminally inaccurate, in that for real, the Jews did some pretty horrible, or revolting, things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted February 6, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted February 6, 2009 I heard some negative reviews on this one, but I'm required by law to see it since I'm a Jew. I also heard that for something which was supposed to be historical, it was criminally inaccurate, in that for real, the Jews did some pretty horrible, or revolting, things. I don't know about how accurate it was but the Jews in the movie were, at times, as bad as the Nazis from a human rights standpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Ratner Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I don't know about how accurate it was but the Jews in the movie were, at times, as bad as the Nazis from a human rights standpoint. Oh--then I WANT to see it! I thought it was a whitewash of the real story, but the way you describe it, it wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted February 6, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted February 6, 2009 (edited) Oh--then I WANT to see it! I thought it was a whitewash of the real story, but the way you describe it, it wasn't. I felt it was pretty objective. The Jews were obviously the heros of the story but they also did some pretty awful things to the Germans, people who aided the Germans, and to each other. Edited February 6, 2009 by Chris Keth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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