Chicago – In a world gone a bit madder and sadder, the films of 2020 were a welcome escape from the travails of weekly reality. Without theater exhibition by and large, films had to be experienced on smaller home screens, shrinking bold cinematography and emphasizing the story.
Reflected in my 10 Best Films Of 2020 are those storyteller films, the escapes that told tales of our possibilities and hope. In lieu of complete normalcy in 2021, let’s at least get back to the theaters.
I begin by ranking the 25th film favorites through the 11th, with the option to click on the highlighted titles for reviews or associated interviews… 25th - Eurovision Song Contest, 24th - Da Five Bloods (Delroy Lindo symbolized a whole war in his performance), 23rd - Wonder Woman 1984 (we have met the villains and they are us), 22nd - The Hunt (sharpest satire in the tool shed), 21st - The Nest...
Reflected in my 10 Best Films Of 2020 are those storyteller films, the escapes that told tales of our possibilities and hope. In lieu of complete normalcy in 2021, let’s at least get back to the theaters.
I begin by ranking the 25th film favorites through the 11th, with the option to click on the highlighted titles for reviews or associated interviews… 25th - Eurovision Song Contest, 24th - Da Five Bloods (Delroy Lindo symbolized a whole war in his performance), 23rd - Wonder Woman 1984 (we have met the villains and they are us), 22nd - The Hunt (sharpest satire in the tool shed), 21st - The Nest...
- 1/3/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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The holy grail of computer gaming, gpwayne informs us, is "an experience where the gamer is in an 'interactive' film". That observation was a response to Jane Graham's piece asking whether gaming could ever match the experience given by cinema, given the suggestion that a new generation of games already all but match films for emotional immersion.
There were three sides to the argument. One, summed up by CentralBelter – "Are novels better than symphonies? Discuss" – held it was a ridiculous comparison to make.
A second – we'll take quipu as our spokesperson – took issue with the notion that gaming cannot generate true emotion: "People have pointed out that games cannot imbue their characters with any humanity, and that a series of pixels will always fail to capture the subtle nuance available to human actors. First of all, Pixar has proven...
The holy grail of computer gaming, gpwayne informs us, is "an experience where the gamer is in an 'interactive' film". That observation was a response to Jane Graham's piece asking whether gaming could ever match the experience given by cinema, given the suggestion that a new generation of games already all but match films for emotional immersion.
There were three sides to the argument. One, summed up by CentralBelter – "Are novels better than symphonies? Discuss" – held it was a ridiculous comparison to make.
A second – we'll take quipu as our spokesperson – took issue with the notion that gaming cannot generate true emotion: "People have pointed out that games cannot imbue their characters with any humanity, and that a series of pixels will always fail to capture the subtle nuance available to human actors. First of all, Pixar has proven...
- 6/9/2011
- by Michael Hann
- The Guardian - Film News
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