Amazing Movie

Rating: 10/10 (24 May 2014)

A really great film that everyone should take out the time to watch at some point in their life. We've watched this multiple times in the film program at USC. It's a great film to break down and understand the basic tenets of movie-making and storytelling. One of the best parts of the film, in my opinion, stems from the adept chose of shots. We are brought into the intimate world of Agent Sterling. We not only learn about her past through the perceptions of Lector, but Jonathan Demme, pulls into a world dominated by the sexual nature of men, and it's viewpoint from the eyes of Sterling. Rather than opt for simple wide, medium, and close coverage the director chooses to give us the vantage point of the main character, especially through the copious amounts of POV shots taken throughout the film. This is only heightened when you realize Demme wanted the audience to appreciate the perspective of a woman in an environment where men are prominent and dominant. Great film.