Not your regular super-hero flick!

Rating: 8/10 (31 March 2009)

Have you seen Zack Snyder's latest vision? If not what are you waiting for? I walked into this one thinking "Not another super-hero/special-powers movie" but when I was walking out, that was the furthest thing from my mind.
The plot is not pristine, it sputters and weaves and loses it's way sometimes but the recurrent theme that humanity and even the best among it is flawed remains poignant throughout the film. I felt as if I had been given the closest thing to the Sin-City experience I had years ago. The violence was seminal, the gore welcome. The characters brilliantly played (all hail Rorshach!) As for camera-work, what words can suffice! It was artistic and hit every right note as with 300. The color, texture and balance as though carefully and obsessively picked to be beyond our expectations. The camera fulfilled my every desire. As for the music, I'll never hear the song Hallelujah and feel the same way again! Zack Snyder has given me faith in filmmakers. That there are still some out there who care not only about how many people come to see their film but also how they feel during and after it. Thank you.