the lighting and the image made the movie perfect

Rating: Null/10 (5 February 2003)

O.k, so it was probably not the best movie in the world. But it was that kind of movie with good looking people or people aspiring to good looks that I would like. Basically, I'm not here to praise nor to criticize. "Vanilla Sky" is a good movie within reason, it's romance with a twist and going to another point and direction towards the end. What sets it apart is the image. If it cost a lot of money, most of it must have went to the lights department. The guys are amazing. They use the perfect mix of shadows and contrasts and I've rarely seen movies with such photography. Some of the scenes are poetry in motion, others are playing with different surfaces, from leaves to mirrors. The scenes shot at night time have walls reflecting light polls and the bed scenes take good care at playing with the sun and making the faces seem sweet and peaceful. There is a lot of communicating through lights in the movie. The pictures and the rest of the art used as crops are also well chosen. Going right back to the lights, I'd say I've rarely seen such care for every little detail. It really adds a lot to the human side of perceiving the movie as a whole and at the same time, it doesn't take the spotlight.
I mean, it enhances the movie's beauty but it doesn't catch all the attention for itself. Really, if you get to watch the movie, pay a closer look to the details and you will see what I am talking about.