April 23, 2005
Sin City
Alright, today I saw Sin City in its entirety. If I absolutely had to sum up the film in brief and succinct terms, I would simply say, OMFG SWEET! However, I think I'll elaborate a bit further. I've never read Frank Miller's Sin City graphic novels, but I assume that since he co-directed the film alongside Robert Rodriguez it lives up to its source material. Sin City is by far the most unique and flat out stylish "comic book" movie I've ever seen. For those unaware, the film is primarily film noir style black and white, but with very cool splashes of color. For instance, a character might only have bright blue eyes, or golden hair against the black and white world. Blood is often red, but sometimes it might be silhouetted in white.
Story-wise, it's actually broken into separate, yet loosely connected vignettes. Each vignette focuses on one main character and their struggle to survive in the gritty world of Sin City, complete with film noir style narration. Gritty is definitely a good word to describe this movie, it's the epitome of stylized violence. My first viewing, we went with someone who just didn't "get" it. They said stuff like, "Ok, how'd he get hit by a car 4 times and still get up?" It's not real, that's the point! It's supposed to be extreme, it's an entire world of extremes. Extreme violence, extreme corruption, extreme courage. That's the essence of Sin City.
Posted by Mike at April 23, 2005 10:43 PM