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Memorable scenes(spoilers)

posted 15 years ago by shaolins9
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Having only seen 'Uzak' from this director I was pleased with another beautiful and powerful film.

'Uzak' had a very desaturated palette which made it seem bleak and heightened the isolation, and I don't know if it tied in with the idea of envy but'Üç maymun'had a bias towards green in a lot of scenes. Did anyone else think so?

Also in one scene Eyüp is looking out to sea, and he seems to be portrayed in real time as well as the swaying vegetation around him; but a moody looking sky is brewing a storm above just tangibly quicker than you'd expect, making for a dramatic effect. I think this must have been a clever manipulation.

The scene where we see the almost alien like silhouette of the younger brother appear for the first time was very disturbing though moving, and I noticed a bead of sweat on Ismail's head retreating as if time was rewinding. It's details like this that really reward the viewer to soak up the film unfolding, and to stop expecting a pacy but vaccuous hollywood thriller.

Anyway it's my first proper post and I just wanted to recommend this film if you are a fan of this type of cinema and hopefully even if you are not.

[–] AssetsonFire 15 years ago

I remember a vivid streak of green grass across the screen in the final shot (when the dad's on top of the house looking over the river with the train passing - the scene you mention?).

I agree about the brother scene. It reminded me of the 'lamp' scene in Uzak in that it was quite surreal an distinct (and both happened while the characters were dozing). Very beautiful how the wind blew the curtain and the door swung open too. I thought that the in-focus shot of the brother undermined the atmosphere somewhat though. The same too when the brother's arm was shown. At these points it seemed more like something from a Japanese horror movie.

[–] zurichpoet 14 years ago

The sound of the wind, the storm, and the thunder...all combined with the visuals...made the last scene enchantingly unreal in a beautiful way.