It has been a long time since i have seen a movie in twice before it left theaters. This past weekend I saw Children of Men for the second time. The Cinematography has been called groundbreaking. The use of the long take as a motif for completely pulling the audience along for the ride increases the Average Shot Length long beyond the 4-6 seconds that has become the norm in the last decade. There are multiple shots in the 3+ minute range; complicated action sequences and car chases. This film is the definition of intensity. The descriptions i have heard so far are; badass, gangster, intense, amazing, badass..etc. There were new filming technologies employed to capture one of these sequences. I included a link to a short featurette on the filming - click on the pic. Be careful what other videos you go to see though if you haven't seen the film yet. You could definitely spoil some of the impact and surprises for yourself. Just waiting to buy it now.
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