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Sep. 15th, 2006 04:58 pmSo, we took the afternoon to go see "The Illusionist," mainly because it was based on a short story by my old writing professor (the story that won a World Fantasy Award, I might add).
*pause*
Wow. Just.. wow.
This is not a movie that will do well in the mass audiences, I fear -- it requires you to stay on your game, appreciate nuances, and think forward as well as back. But for those willing to go in awake and alert, it rewards the viewing. And how.
Go. See. Prove to Hollywood that we will respond to intelligent moviemaking....
(and hopefully Steve Millhauser's old collections will be brought back, as he's a damn good writer -- and how many people can say they've won both a World Fantasy Award and a Pulitzer for Best Novel?)
*pause*
Wow. Just.. wow.
This is not a movie that will do well in the mass audiences, I fear -- it requires you to stay on your game, appreciate nuances, and think forward as well as back. But for those willing to go in awake and alert, it rewards the viewing. And how.
Go. See. Prove to Hollywood that we will respond to intelligent moviemaking....
(and hopefully Steve Millhauser's old collections will be brought back, as he's a damn good writer -- and how many people can say they've won both a World Fantasy Award and a Pulitzer for Best Novel?)
