Off A Cliff

There's not much I need to say about The Fall. That is probably true, but it can also be due to the fact that I am suffering from a case of extreme lack in want.

Maybe.

...but for the sake of this blog (and my ass) I'll elaborate. What can I say? It amazed me. The Fall was, in my eyes, a perfect visual execution of Tarsem Singh's representation of imagination through stories. That really gets my head spinning sometimes, just thinking about all the movie's meanings that are brought out into the foreground and yet all of its meanings that underly and burrow their way into the mind of the viewer, ever so underexposed due to its creator's complexity.

Like I said, the movie was absolutely stunning. Every thing filmed, down to the directions each grain of sand was blown by wind in a desert, was so carefully observed that only its utmost beauty was showcased. This being said, the movie is imaginably one that has the audience's full attention.

Singh and his team also devised a twisting plot that had your heart hung from puppet strings at any moment in the film. From the first time Alexandria meets Roy in the hospital to the last intimate moment they share before she is sent back home, there is never a moment where the true emotions of the character are hidden.

Speaking of Alexandria, Catinca Untaru has put on probably the greatest performance I have ever seen a child actor or actress do in film. The moments where she is happy are the brightest moments of your day and the moments where she is sad are the most gut-wrenching moments of your life. Her interaction with Lee Pace (Roy) is also unusually genuine for a actor or actress. She interacted with him during filming almost as if they were off the set, just like family.

While this is obviously a great film, it is also one of the more complex ones I have seen. And by complex I don't mean that you need an above average IQ to watch this movie, but in reality the movie is simply weird. While it is not as cryptic as something like Inception or 2001: A Space Oddessy, their are many subtle yet important meanings that, unless pointed out, are extremely difficult to catch, making The Fall just that much more riveting. 

-Peter