alainavalentine
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For those unaware, Dark was made in 2013 and released in 2014 under the title "Dying Of The Light". The producers took his original film, chopped it up, changed the score and basically everything about it that made it his own and all without his input.
He later offered to cut a different version at his own expense but they refused.
He was not given any of the high res cuts or given assistance in any way to re-create his movie his own way.
He made "Dark" with what he had and edited it in the harder style he had originally intended. He then uploaded it onto Pirate Bay just so people could have it. "Dark" is his slap in the face to the Hollywood beurocrats who stole his art and cut him out of the process.
He begins "Dark" with a paragraph or so of his own words describing the above.
It can't be rented anywhere but I found it on Internet Archives and I'm watching it right now.
If it's choppy and chaotic the above details are an explanation as to why.
I'm watching out of respect and curiosity for the creator and all that he did to fight back in the robbery and misuse of his work. And, of course, out of love for my man Nic Cage.
Here's the link where you can watch on Internet Archives, I didn't even have to download it: WELP, nevermind. Can't post links here, which is fair but just google "dark, internet archives, Nic cage". Should be the first thing to pop up.
He later offered to cut a different version at his own expense but they refused.
He was not given any of the high res cuts or given assistance in any way to re-create his movie his own way.
He made "Dark" with what he had and edited it in the harder style he had originally intended. He then uploaded it onto Pirate Bay just so people could have it. "Dark" is his slap in the face to the Hollywood beurocrats who stole his art and cut him out of the process.
He begins "Dark" with a paragraph or so of his own words describing the above.
It can't be rented anywhere but I found it on Internet Archives and I'm watching it right now.
If it's choppy and chaotic the above details are an explanation as to why.
I'm watching out of respect and curiosity for the creator and all that he did to fight back in the robbery and misuse of his work. And, of course, out of love for my man Nic Cage.
Here's the link where you can watch on Internet Archives, I didn't even have to download it: WELP, nevermind. Can't post links here, which is fair but just google "dark, internet archives, Nic cage". Should be the first thing to pop up.
Ultimate snoozefest. Nap city.
It could have been so much more wildly interestimg. Slow, slow, slow start to finish and the ending makes literally zero sense.
Colorless.
Interesting climate change information and the one thing this film did well was emphasize the gravity of the situation.
Why did the environmental message have to be utterly drowned in Christianity as a setting-not even as a key factor in the plot-just a really irritating, boring setting.
What was the point??
I was so excited because of the rating and critical acclaim. Just goes to show how much critics know about what makes a movie good.
Often they are just plain wrong. I fast forwarded through some of it and it was still on the same scene.
I'm going to bed now.
I'll never get those two hours back.
Not cool, man. Hard pass.
It could have been so much more wildly interestimg. Slow, slow, slow start to finish and the ending makes literally zero sense.
Colorless.
Interesting climate change information and the one thing this film did well was emphasize the gravity of the situation.
Why did the environmental message have to be utterly drowned in Christianity as a setting-not even as a key factor in the plot-just a really irritating, boring setting.
What was the point??
I was so excited because of the rating and critical acclaim. Just goes to show how much critics know about what makes a movie good.
Often they are just plain wrong. I fast forwarded through some of it and it was still on the same scene.
I'm going to bed now.
I'll never get those two hours back.
Not cool, man. Hard pass.
I can't comprehend anyone giving this below a 7 rating. If I put myself in the shoes of non-addicts the acting was superb, the cast was flawlessly selected, the cinematography was vulnerable and intimate. These are things that make a fantastic movie.
In the shoes of an addict the stakes are real, the rehab scenarios were true to life, the relationships portrayed within the realm of a rehab as well as between fellow addicts in recovery and family members watching recovery from the outside with bated breath were all painfully accurate.
It's ridiculous that any sort of "scandal" surrounding the factual integrity of the book should affect a persons interpretation and appreciation of the book or the movie based on the book.
I hadn't checked the cast before watching the movie. I'd read the book years ago and as soon as I saw the title and the cover photo I knew exactly what it was and had to watch it immediately.
This is my favorite work yet of Aaron Taylor-Johnson Yet another movie during which the presence of Billy Bob Thornton was a pleasant surprise. Over the years I've come to find him to be a severely under-appreciated actor. He continues to amaze me with his sensitivity and wise delivery.
Every actor in this movie nailed it.
While this movie can easily be triggering for anyone to whom the story strikes home, it also has a way of telling you what you need to hear of hope and self-forgiveness.
Hope in general.
In the shoes of an addict the stakes are real, the rehab scenarios were true to life, the relationships portrayed within the realm of a rehab as well as between fellow addicts in recovery and family members watching recovery from the outside with bated breath were all painfully accurate.
It's ridiculous that any sort of "scandal" surrounding the factual integrity of the book should affect a persons interpretation and appreciation of the book or the movie based on the book.
I hadn't checked the cast before watching the movie. I'd read the book years ago and as soon as I saw the title and the cover photo I knew exactly what it was and had to watch it immediately.
This is my favorite work yet of Aaron Taylor-Johnson Yet another movie during which the presence of Billy Bob Thornton was a pleasant surprise. Over the years I've come to find him to be a severely under-appreciated actor. He continues to amaze me with his sensitivity and wise delivery.
Every actor in this movie nailed it.
While this movie can easily be triggering for anyone to whom the story strikes home, it also has a way of telling you what you need to hear of hope and self-forgiveness.
Hope in general.