[microsound] Re: [ot] code 46 | city of the future

[david turgeon <dt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> regardless of what critics say of the storyline and characters, this is
> without a doubt one of the slickest, most realistic, beautifully shot,
> original, coherent and cohesive, visions of the future i have ever
> seen.

since the subject is brought up, i'll chime in & say (michael 
winterbottom's) "code 46" is a great movie indeed.  i had no problem with 
the storyline or the characters.  i found that there is very much of a 
philip k dick vibe to this film.  the same vibe that filmic adaptations of 
proper philip k dick novels never even got close to, even "blade runner" (a 
good movie, but not very dickian).  though we'll see if that changes 
when/if richard linklater's "a scanner darkly" comes out.

at any rate, the futuristic atmosphere in "code 46" is very well rendered 
through simple touches and minimal effects that really do feel like the 
future -- the movie doesn't rely on the gadgets lesser directors think can 
pass as "SF".  in this sense the movie also reminded me of "alphaville" or 
"farenheit 451" which convey their realism in a similarly low-key way.  the 
mixture of languages spoken by the characters is another nice touch: it's 
artificial, arbitrary, & strangely plausible.  i was impressed by the whole 
environment the characters lived in, which seemed very throughly thought 
out.  it's a shame that the story begins to drag on during the second half 
but that's my only caveat about this film.

& yep, nice music & sound design indeed.

have a nice day
~ david


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