Next on the agenda tonight was Clint Eastwood's new film Changeling starring Angelina Jolie. In another director's hands, this plot would have been boring as hell but as with all of Clint's films, he somehow makes you feel for the main characters by literally transporting you into the time period of the 1920s. After her son goes missing and then another boy is returned by the police, Angelina Jolie's character pretty much goes on a rampage to expose the truth against a corrupt police force and imprison his true abductor. Though there is no closure at the end, I could feel her emotional perserverance was genuine as I got swept away in the procedures they followed back then to uncover clues from other people in the community who knew she was right. After watching the PIP and extras on the disc, it was fascinating to see how it wasn't told in flashback but is set completely in the past with real street cars, authentic costumes, and cinematography that shows the bleak nature of the depression. Clint and the production design team show you how they went to the actual locations of the psych ward and crime scene where they found this criminal's lair and used the exact transcripts from the trial at the end. Probably not something i'll revisit soon, this movie is better than i thought it would be.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Changeling (2008) (Blu Ray) - 8/10
Next on the agenda tonight was Clint Eastwood's new film Changeling starring Angelina Jolie. In another director's hands, this plot would have been boring as hell but as with all of Clint's films, he somehow makes you feel for the main characters by literally transporting you into the time period of the 1920s. After her son goes missing and then another boy is returned by the police, Angelina Jolie's character pretty much goes on a rampage to expose the truth against a corrupt police force and imprison his true abductor. Though there is no closure at the end, I could feel her emotional perserverance was genuine as I got swept away in the procedures they followed back then to uncover clues from other people in the community who knew she was right. After watching the PIP and extras on the disc, it was fascinating to see how it wasn't told in flashback but is set completely in the past with real street cars, authentic costumes, and cinematography that shows the bleak nature of the depression. Clint and the production design team show you how they went to the actual locations of the psych ward and crime scene where they found this criminal's lair and used the exact transcripts from the trial at the end. Probably not something i'll revisit soon, this movie is better than i thought it would be.
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