Fri 17 Aug 2007
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Posted by blank blank under CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND , Science Fiction , Steven SpielbergNo Comments
It is just such a fantastic film about the degeneration of the life of a man when he encounters the extraordinary. It is truly a spectacular moviegoing experience. You just feel for this man’s pain and his passion as he starts carving images of a tall structure out of shaving cream and mashed potatoes, slowly pushing his family away because of his obsession. Many movies have attacked this theme, but few have done so so successfully. I literally get tingles down my spine when we get to the point when he actually makes a giant sculpture out of mud in his living room. It’s just so out-there, and yet so in place in a film with aliens. And let’s not forget that alien abduction scene, which manages to be one of the most intense that I’ve ever seen. And the awe you feel when you finally see all of those ships flying around at the end, and the amazing five-tone “song” that permeates the whole film, and John William’s achingly beautiful score- in other words, this is a truly fantastic and memorable movie that I dearly love and I think more than deserves to be called my favorite movie.
