Posted by whynotsmile99 at 24-205-41-10.gln-eres.charterpipeline.net on November 27, 2002 at 15:17:24:
as you probably know, i loved the flick, but one thing in particular rubbed me the wrong way. i only watched about half of the commentary track before i loaned it to a friend, so i probably shouldnt ask this now incase you adress it on the track.....but oh well
pleae excuse the fact that i already forgot all the character names in the movie. cept for ryan
when ryan kills that guy at the end of the movie, the asshole jock, there is one shot that finally kills him off. its when rayn blows the guys brains out, and a huge wave of blood pours out of his mouth. i wasnt really fond of that shot in particular. i thought it sorta made it lose the emotional edge that scene had. it didnt look that impressive technically, and im not to sure why, but i felt it really wasnt neccesary. one of my friends who saw it agreed with me, saying that he found it almost too comical. i was just curious as to if you had any doubts about leaving that extremly gratitous shot in, instead of opting for a long shot, which would have been far easier to do. it was a minimal thing in the movie, and of course didnt change my outlook on it at all. i want to be a director/writer as well, and i always enjoy critqing work and discussing/debating what works or what doesnt. thanks
oh also, whats your thoughts on the cover? i thought it was somewhat of a spoiler. I sure knew the direction the movie was going to take before i had scene it, but the back of the box info and the cover i think could spoiler a bit part of the movie for some
(sorry for the spelling errors, :( im sure theres a dozen )