Ben WhitcombJFK (1991)
September 8th 2008 04:18
When this movie was release it was either loved or hated. It was very controversial. The haters labeled it as propaganda. I don't want to talk about that stuff right now. I honestly have no idea what Oliver Stone's intentions were for making this movie. I really don't care because controversy and propaganda aside, this is a very fine, well thought out movie.
First of all, on paper, this movie looks ridiculously boring. Thanks to the acting, editing, and score, that's not the case. All of that put together creates an incredibly engaging movie from start to finish.
The amount of information that got put into this film is staggering. I cannot imagine the amount of research that must have gone into the writing of the script. Oliver Stone does a great job with releasing the right amount of information through out the movie. Not to much at one time, but not too little that you lose interest. You can tell how passionate Stone was about this project.
John Williams produces another fine score to help keep the film's mood and momentum going. As I said earlier the score was a big part of why this film didn't lag or become boring.
The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards, only winning two: Best Editing and Best Cinematography. Out of those two things I really have to mention the editing team of Joe Hutshing and Pietro Scalia. It was their editing, I think that was the real reason the movie didn't become stale half way through this 3-hour movie. The cuts from shot to shot or scene to scene was more of a style you would see with an action flick not a courtroom drama. It really worked well here and helped to keep the audience engaged.
This film isn't for everyone. In fact I was very unsure of how I would feel about the movie after I watched it, but I am glad I did because if you can push the controversy and your own opinions of the events portrayed aside you find what is really here. A very good movie.
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