My major qualm with this film has nothing to do with battery life, the dialogue’s supposed realism, or the main character’s seeming inability to put down the camera and help his friendsÑor, for that matter, the friends’ indifference to the camera rolling as loved ones and fellow citizens die in droves. It has to do with the man behind the camera, who might be one of the most annoying characters in any film I’ve ever seen. He’s a pestering gossip, an empty-headed loser who insists on making jokes while his friends flee from scuttling little monsters. Maybe it would have been different if the character had been in front of the camera, because the minute you give point-of-view to a specific person, you’re bestowing their voice and personality on the audience. In essence we are Hud, and nobody wants to be depicted as sluggish, unhelpful, and irritating.
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by Adam Balz | Source: DVD
22 Jun 2008 9:07 PM | Submit Comment