Well hell, Leni was a brilliant visual artist. It's not the skill I was objecting to, it was the blatant leverage of the story in a political direction. Kudos to your friend for the sumptuousness.
The faux-graininess, in particular, was sweet. When you've got a massive extreme close-up of Leonidas's eyes in battered helmet, all hyper-contrast and faked colour, the addition of the grain gives it all a very Sergio Leone feel. There's a hint of verite - that things looked simpler back then but this is how it really was, or some such bollocks.
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Date: 2007-04-03 06:24 am (UTC)The faux-graininess, in particular, was sweet. When you've got a massive extreme close-up of Leonidas's eyes in battered helmet, all hyper-contrast and faked colour, the addition of the grain gives it all a very Sergio Leone feel. There's a hint of verite - that things looked simpler back then but this is how it really was, or some such bollocks.
Very pretty.