The Solitary Life of Cranes (2008) Poster

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4/10
Not as mesmerizing or profound as one would expect
fahdshakir3 September 2016
Warning: Spoilers
It wasn't bad. It was tame. I think that's the best description for it. A bit needlessly melodramatic. What was surprising was how unimpressive most of the cinematography was. I just assumed that a birds eye view of London from many many different points would have been more mesmerizing, but the shots were underwhelming. It might have been better if there were better stories. And I don't know why we needed to see the backs of so many of their heads. They mentioned that to everybody they were just feet in a cab, and not faces, but that sort of doesn't work with the backs of their heads. Also, the storm bits had the possibility for some fantastic weather shots of the wall of rain the operator is mentioning, but it's not very clear. It all just looked overcast. There were some interesting insights from the crane operators, some bits a little creepy even, but the tone and the music and the title made it seem like they were aiming for the profound, but it just wasn't there.
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