Rampage, although a fiery film that takes us somewhat into the mind of a psychotic young-adult (Bill Williamson) who goes on a killing spree. Bill Williamson actually has an end-game that may surprise you because it is severely different from how these situations typically turn-out in real life. This film has heart; however, it is the blackest of hearts that this film embodies as nobody is safe during this psychotic 'rampage' thriller.
The most noticeable element in this film is the choice made by director Uwe Boll to use the hand-held camera. The shakiness and instability of the hand-held camera draws a parallel with Bill's mind and emotions in the film as he himself is on unstable ground and is rather psychotic. The quick flash-cuts show that allude to Bill's mind/memory as being fragmented hinting that maybe he does not quite remember everything he has done or is doing. The use of hand-held cameras induces reality upon the audience despite their knowledge that it is only a film. It gives a greater sense of reality that this could actually be happening. The camera-work is extraordinary in its decisions of what to or what not to show the audience.
The acting for this film is also fairly decent when considering the actors are playing 'default' characters. There is nothing in these characters that makes them stand out from any other character in any other movie. What we get is the average run-of-the-mill characters that do enough to move the story along and keep the audience interested, but when considering this is such a psychological movie in regards to the psychotic nature of the main character, I was hoping for a little inventiveness in this film's characters.
The most noticeable element in this film is the choice made by director Uwe Boll to use the hand-held camera. The shakiness and instability of the hand-held camera draws a parallel with Bill's mind and emotions in the film as he himself is on unstable ground and is rather psychotic. The quick flash-cuts show that allude to Bill's mind/memory as being fragmented hinting that maybe he does not quite remember everything he has done or is doing. The use of hand-held cameras induces reality upon the audience despite their knowledge that it is only a film. It gives a greater sense of reality that this could actually be happening. The camera-work is extraordinary in its decisions of what to or what not to show the audience.
The acting for this film is also fairly decent when considering the actors are playing 'default' characters. There is nothing in these characters that makes them stand out from any other character in any other movie. What we get is the average run-of-the-mill characters that do enough to move the story along and keep the audience interested, but when considering this is such a psychological movie in regards to the psychotic nature of the main character, I was hoping for a little inventiveness in this film's characters.