soal-jack Reviews

The Book of Eli (2010)

Epic of Biblical Proportions

[9/10 · 11 June 2010]

This tale is one of a kind. I love the cinematography, acting, lighting, music, and sound. Watching the trailer i though it may be just another action film with no substance, boy was i wrong. Throughout the years Christianity has been skewed and manipulated to control the masses. This film demonstrates the good in spirituality in sharp contrast to the bad. Classic light against dark.

And it delivers on the action. One fight scene shot is contrast had me jumping out of my seat. This is just good film making. The Color dazzled my eyes. The sound sent shivers down my spine.

This film does not preach, and is an eerie warning of our future. We are the stewards of the earth and need to take responsibility for the people around us. Help others more than yourself. The lessons of the bible can be taken in may ways, Choose to take what is good and disregard the rest.

Bottom line, this film is masterfully shot. Solid cast that you really become invested in. Beautiful! Definably an Epic of Biblical Proportions.

The Man from Earth (2007)

Great Idea, Bad Execution

[4/10 · 10 June 2010]

Loved the idea of this film, and the film itself is not bad. The cinematography is dull the acting is not very good. The use of voice over is blatant. There is no character development so i am not invested in any of the characters. basically the only reason i give it a 4 out of 10 is for originality. They could have done so much more with this film, use some different angles with you camera, add something more to the characters interactions between each other. I do give props to the filmmakers for making a scifi film with only dialogue, but the writing needed to be more fluent. It almost sounds like each character is talking with the same voice.

Like I said in the summary, Great Idea, Bad Execution.