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House M.D.: Nobody's Fault (2012)
A Return To Form
Many would say that the quality of House has been declining since season 5. On some levels i'd agree but for me the quality has been good enough to keep watching, its still a mile better than 90% of the shows out there. I feel that the shows worst moments have come since season 5 but the best moments have been spread out through all 8 seasons and "Nobody's Fault" is a clear cut example of this.
I won't reveal much of the plot, but this episode breaks the normal structure of a House episode and excluding season finales/openers, this is the best time they've done it. The script is immaculate, especially the back and forth dialogue between Cofield and House. The acting is superb from everyone involved, with special credit going to Wright, Laurie and Spencer. The directing is magnificent, to the point where the Emmy award winning director Yaitanes called it his "proudest work".
Overall this episode is a fine example of why House is not just a successful show, but also a unique and classic program. "Nobody's Fault" joins an elite group of House episodes such as "Three Stories", "No Reason", "House's Head/Wilsons Heart" and "Broken". The episode's content and quality make it more than worthy of a season finale. I recommend this episode to anyone, but most importantly to those who have lost faith in the show.
Life in a Day (2011)
Simply Overrated
We're entering a period in cinematic history where people hear about a "cool" idea for a film and accept it as being breathtaking and fantastic because the idea dictates that it should be. The idea for Life in a Day was interesting as the technological developments around the world mean that making this film would only be possible now, however the execution of this idea was sub-par.
My main criticism of the film comes from the cheap attempts the film uses to evoke emotion in the viewer. For example, in order to evoke sympathy there was almost a non-exhaustive showing of poor people. To evoke humour, the film relied on people pulling silly faces or doing silly things which may have been funny if the viewer was there or knew the people involved, however it seems that the makers of the film were ignorant of the fact that the viewer does not. These attempts to evoke emotion can be easily seen through as a failure to connect the audience to those on screen.
My secondary criticism of the film is the style that they presented the clips in. I believe that the film would have been a lot more enjoyable had the producers decided to steer the film into more of an educational experience rather than an artistic venture. The film portrays the world as something that it is not: happy, and this is relayed in the film as "art". As an educational film, the world could have been presented in a more accurate, two sided way.
Having this said, there are parts of the film which deserve credit. The soundtrack at certain points is very fitting and the Love Parade scene was by a long shot the best part of the film. It seems obvious that the editor is very proud of his work in this film as he went for a very hands on approach, but at its base the editing was very pretentious as it further enhances this fake view of the world.
Life in a Day deserves a lot less credit than it receives, but it is a film that will get the simple minded thinking. You will love this film if you are: an environmentalist and/or on antidepressants. You will hate this film if you are a: rational/cynic.