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by Drew Deitch
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dark city It’s one of those movies that people love or have never seen. Whenever you bring up Alex Proias’ 1998 sci-fi, anyone who knows what it is responds with glee. The film has maintained a strong Hasidic audience over the years with critical acclaim coming from luminaries such as Roger Ebert.
and yet, dark city It never managed to properly establish itself as a constructive classic. For some reason, he remains loved by only a relatively small portion of the pop culture population. why is that
Let’s find out. But first, let’s examine exactly why dark city It is such a triumph for science fiction cinema.
How the Dark City was masterfully created
dark city Marks the pinnacle of director Alex Proyas’s effects-driven cinematic style. He made a huge impression with the crow in 1994 and it was its big-budget follow-up that looked to be an even more visionary experience. With a reported budget of $27 million (currently around $43 million), Prous set out on a journey to create a world that hearkened back to the surreal landscape of films like metropolis, Braziland The city of lost children. dark city will be a testament to the power of a truly fantastic story.
in this context, dark city He is a resounding success. The entire film was shot on constructed sets with no location shots. It adds a sense of deliberate falsehood to the whole effort and is essential to where the story is going. Production designer Patrick Tetopoulos reinforces a sense of looming unease at every corner. As he described in an interview with synfantastic:
“It’s a city made of pieces of cities. A corner from one place, another corner from another place. So you don’t really know where you are. A piece will look like a street in London, but some of the architecture looks like New York, but the bottom of the architecture looks like a European city again. You There, but you don’t know where you are, it’s like every time you travel, you’ll get lost.”
dark city As a piece of design the production alone is amazing. From the set to the costumes to the picture of Trevor Jones, everything works together to bring a very specific vision to life. But, what matters most is whether or not the story and characters thrive in this extraordinary world. fortunately, dark city Punctuates itself in an exciting mystery that ultimately calls into question the nature of reality itself. The story of John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell) is a fascinating puzzle that ultimately unlocks the secrets of the story in an urgent way.
Speaking of Rufus Sewell, the cast of dark city It’s incredibly eclectic, with unique performances not only from Sewell, but also from Kiefer Sutherland and Richard O’Brien. William Hurt and Jennifer Connelly fit perfectly into their film noir archetypes, and you can tell that everyone involved is committed to the uniqueness of the project.
Without spoiling it entirely, a huge part of that uniqueness has to do with the film’s themes and twists. dark city represents an era of science fiction Cinema that only asked one big question: What is reality? We’ll talk about that a little more later, but suffice it to say dark city is a film that has a lot on its mind and a willingness to execute those ideas in a dynamic and engaging way.
So, with all this in his corner, why is it like this dark city Isn’t that foreshadowing? We’ll have to take the red pill to answer that question…
Why is he being unfairly ignored?
dark city came out a year before The Matrix and explored many similar sci-fi ideas as a blockbuster. In fact, a number of films in the late 1990s – existence, The thirteenth floor, The Truman Show – walking on the same existential ground. hall, The MatrixIt was the one that really captured the imagination of the mainstream audience and became a pop culture magazine. Granted, it was also the most action-packed and modern feeling of all these films. Interesting information: The Matrix Actually filmed on the sets made for them dark city!
It’s not just to blame it The Matrix to darken dark city. Proias’s film is more dull and distant at first, making it a difficult film to jump straight into. In fact, New Line Cinema anticipated this and re-edited the film to make it clearer for wide release viewers. This includes the addition of narration that spoils the film in its opening seconds. Fortunately, Proyas was able to release a Director’s Cut of the film years later and this is easily the preferred version to watch.
However, similarly which are equally ignored Doom patrol, dark city It might just be too weird to really click with a large enough number of people. That’s probably why it remains a weirdo that movie fans adore. Films that manage a real sense of originality are often so special that only certain tastes will relish them.
dark city He is shameless in his eccentricity and revels in the mesmerizing, mysterious world he creates. This charming aura won’t work for everyone, but those who do find themselves drawn into the shifting corridors of this puzzle of a movie will be in for an unforgettable adventure. Open your head and see the truth…
