Post by The-Havok on Jan 31, 2018 18:11:04 GMT
It’s been ten years since I first saw it. I loved it the first time I did and I still really like it. Possibly the only good film of its genre and one of the best films of 2008/Decade.
The initial impact from the trailer attached to the Transformers screening still resonates to me a lot. Rarely has any other film tried to build up hype in an understated yet haunting marketing campaign.
As for the actual film, a raw experience that elevates audience expectations to the urgency felt on possibly this century’s most traumatic event. Nothing ever has one wrong note sans a couple of performances. From the sound mixing to the clubby, organic editing. While it may not have satisfied the lore and the build up generated by its cult following, Cloverfield still manages to stand as a herculean story on its own. It is the modern day Godzilla, as in trying to look back at the darkest hours of a society, relive its impact and make it analogous to a monster invasion. The Host tried to replicate the original Godzilla but its cheesiness makes it near impossible to appreciate the message it aimed for. It is in Cloverfield authentic, grim mid 00’s setting that makes it amiable to its audience. Cloverfield came out at a time where Internet was booming. The iPhone was introduced and America was about to enter in its worst financial crisis in ages. The sense of apocalypse was dilatory yet justified as the film industry had just begun to unravel America’s post 9/11 anxieties as well as the ones from the recession to come.
Noms:
Motion Picture of the Year #3
Ensemble Cast #5
Director, Matt Reeves #4
Film Editing, #3
Original Score, #1
Production Design, #5
Sound Editing, #2
Sound Mixing, #4
Visual Effects, #2
The initial impact from the trailer attached to the Transformers screening still resonates to me a lot. Rarely has any other film tried to build up hype in an understated yet haunting marketing campaign.
As for the actual film, a raw experience that elevates audience expectations to the urgency felt on possibly this century’s most traumatic event. Nothing ever has one wrong note sans a couple of performances. From the sound mixing to the clubby, organic editing. While it may not have satisfied the lore and the build up generated by its cult following, Cloverfield still manages to stand as a herculean story on its own. It is the modern day Godzilla, as in trying to look back at the darkest hours of a society, relive its impact and make it analogous to a monster invasion. The Host tried to replicate the original Godzilla but its cheesiness makes it near impossible to appreciate the message it aimed for. It is in Cloverfield authentic, grim mid 00’s setting that makes it amiable to its audience. Cloverfield came out at a time where Internet was booming. The iPhone was introduced and America was about to enter in its worst financial crisis in ages. The sense of apocalypse was dilatory yet justified as the film industry had just begun to unravel America’s post 9/11 anxieties as well as the ones from the recession to come.
Noms:
Motion Picture of the Year #3
Ensemble Cast #5
Director, Matt Reeves #4
Film Editing, #3
Original Score, #1
Production Design, #5
Sound Editing, #2
Sound Mixing, #4
Visual Effects, #2
