Hollywood celebrates some of the best cinema of 2015 this weekend with the Academy Awards, so we decided to share some past Oscar favorites from the team behind Knee Deep.
No Country For Old Men
Cory Farris (Lead Environmental Artist): “I’ve got to go with
No Country For Old Men. The Cormac McCarthy novel was fantastic, and the Coen brothers did a great job of adapting it to film. Brilliant cast, spot on ambiance, and pacing without peer. Among a pantheon of genius in cinema,
No Country for Old Men really stands above the rest for its unsettling characterizations and true-to-its-roots respect for the original narrative on which it was based.”
A Beautiful Mind
Sharon Hackney (Designer): “
A Beautiful Mind! The intensity of the psychological battle throughout the movie is spooky and eye opening. Watching how it impacts his life, relationships, and career. Also the way his schizophrenia and hallucinations are presented to the viewer are personally really well done.”
Amadeus
Chris Wall (Lead Programmer): “I’m going with
Amadeus. It is a beautifully filmed, rowdy, moving and sometimes funny movie. It opened my ears to classical music and made me realize that not all composers are dry stuffy old men. The scenes where they are describing and composing the music brings me goosebumps even now.”
The Departed
Emanuel Siu (Animator): “I'm going to have to go with
The Departed. Not only was it a great film that keeps the suspense high and keeps you guessing, but from my personal artistic preferences it was my favorite in how it was shot. Timing of cuts, composition, timing, lighting and the use subtle symbolism (sometimes blatant) throughout the movie. When it was over I was speechless.”
Unforgiven
Wes Platt (Lead Writer/Designer): ”
Unforgiven is a beautiful film, a dark western that turns heroic cowboy tropes on their heads. I keep wondering if I could be a hard-as-nails engine of vengeance like William Munny, but mostly I know with a certainty that I’ll always be the curious but cowardly W.W. Beauchamp.”
[ 2016-02-27 19:16:31 CET ] [ Original post ]