CAYOM Festival - Year 7 - Three-Month Funeral triumphs

[Alpha]

I use the Metacritic scale.

[Alpha]

Also Numbers I don't round up. It's just the nature of my math skills

[The Dark Alfred]

I do like non-linear storytelling. Blank's style was very refreshing and casting was great. It would have gotten much less score if the main character isn't Mark Strong. Imagine Jason Statham. Ouch.

[The Dark Alfred]

The audience has taken their seats and ready for the curtains to go down for tonight's last screening of Ang Lee's Journey. There was a funny and awkward moment at the same time as the speaker who normally introduces the films announced Terrence Malick as the director of Journey and it took him a little while to correct his mistake. He swiftly turned it into a joke and acted like he did it on purpose, but not everyone seemed happy glancing at the studio seats. The incident didn't seem to bother Ang Lee, who took it with a gracious smile.

[The Dark Alfred]

The screening of Journey has finished. The film got quite a mix reception. It had a few walk-outs just like The Academy, however there was no press conference anywhere this time around. There were clearly surprised reactions and hissing in the end when Emma Watson's appeared on the screen. Clapping when Ang Lee's name faded in. Our panel's reaction wasn't mixed, they pretty much shared the same view on the film. You'll find out shortly what does that mean exactly.

[Alpha]

The screening of Journey has finished. The film got quite a mix reception. It had a few walk-outs just like The Academy, however there was no press conference anywhere this time around. There were clearly surprised reactions and hissing in the end when Emma Watson's appeared on the screen. Clapping when Ang Lee's name faded in. Our panel's reaction wasn't mixed, they pretty much shared the same view on the film. You'll find out shortly what does that mean exactly.

 

Pray for good reviews ChD

[The Dark Alfred]

The panel shared the same view, but this might not reflect in the grades.

 

Riczhang:

 

Journey is puzzling, and a lot of it didn’t make too much sense. The movie feels like a bit of a drag, but with only one main character, and really only one character, it’s very hard not to be; it’s quite the achievement that the movie is as entertaining as it is. It’s a very interesting story no doubt, but one that is ill suited for the big screen.There really is nothing technically wrong with the movie, it’s well scripted, well directed, and very beautiful looking but the entire thing feels empty and lacking for some reason. It’s a movie that for me was very difficult to get into, despite the intrigue, the adventure, and the premise. Perhaps the biggest problem is that the film doesn’t really build up to a climax, you don’t feel like there’s a big oomph coming and for a film of this genre it’s a big blow. As an adaptation of the game, the movie can’t be faulted for some of the things like the use of red cloth (it’s an oddity), and etc. but it no doubt hinders its potential. Even though it is well acted, casting Emma Watson is definitely a mistake. We don’t see her face the entire time. To those who knew she was going to be in the movie it’s a disappointment, and to those who didn’t know it took away from the ending scenes (which is absolutely lovely) because they were more shocked and surprised that Watson’s in the movie and less concerned about the ending.The best part of the movie is definitely how the story progresses. You get a sense that you aren’t being spoon fed stuff in large doses, rather you are learning as the movie goes on and as the character learns, in small chunks a little at a time. Despite the awfully clichéd and kinda overdone disappearing into the light ending there’s something oddly poignant and befitting in it all and was quite suitable.Overall, the movie is a valiant effort, and a risky one, though for a director like Ang Lee one probably doesn’t expect any less of that. Life of Pi, Brokeback Mountain, Wedding Banquet, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and now Journey shows his willingness to take risks, and his incredible range. It’s an effort that almost comes together, but for some reason falls just a little bit short. At the end of the day the moral of the story probably is, some video games should just stay as video games.4.5/10

 

Alfred:

 

Concept/Idea: 10/7Plot/Story/Characterisation: 10/2Casting: -Opening: 5/4Ending: 5/2Location: 5/4X Factor Bonus: 5/4Overall: 58%

 

JourneyA Numbers ReviewThe Thin Red Cloth of Life to the WonderAng Lee was kidnapped by Terrence Malick who directed the film in disguise. It's technically beautiful but otherwise entirely empty. No actual story, no actual character, no actual feeling, just puzzle solving and wandering through ruins and nature. It's more of a documentary than anything else.There's really nothing I can say, because it's all just visual progression and walking around. I don't even know how to grade it because unlike Malick's other films there isn't even an attempt to make a philosophical or intellectual point, no themes, no deep meaning. It's just following a woman with no face and barely any voice around through stuff for a couple hours.Grade: N/A

[Alpha]

Innocense - 84

Spark 2: Ignition - 80

Blank - 76

The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time - 75

Le Plaisir, Faux - 73

The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer - 56

The Fall Of Boss Tweed - 54

Journey - 51

The Academy - 38

Edited March 22, 2013 by Alpha

[Alpha]

Ugh, thought Journey could have done better.

[Ezen Baklattan]

Don't worry, ChD, you're not alone at the ambitious mess table.

[Alpha]

Don't worry, ChD, you're not alone at the ambitious mess table.

 

Yeah, compared to the Academy, Journey looked like a masterpiece.

[riczhang]

Innocense - 84

Spark 2: Ignition - 80

Blank - 76

The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time - 75

The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer - 56

The Fall Of Boss Tweed - 54

Journey - 51

The Academy - 38

You're missing my film

[Alpha]

Should I assume Numbers gave it a zero?

[Alpha]

Sorry!

[riczhang]

Should I assume Numbers gave it a zero?

No. 0 and no score are very different things. At least IMO.

[Alpha]

That would mean Journey got a...34 Metascore 

[Alpha]

I wont edit it. It's too harsh

[4815162342]

Should I assume Numbers gave it a zero?

 

No. I am not giving it a grade because I don't know how to compare it against anything. The closest kind of film it is to is a Malick or Herzog film but it really is just a literal adaptation, move for move, of a game's puzzles.

[Alpha]

I was thinking of adapting it. Then I realized how my film quality output has been, and I took an arrow to the knee.

 

It's just too hard of material to adapt. It's like adapting Pong.

[Alpha]

So currently 4 fresh, 3 mixed, 1 negative.