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[–] eightpix@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It is difficult to get all of these in a single film.

However:

  • Art direction that makes you love design.

  • Cinematography at such scale and intimacy that you love light, shadow, depth of field, and the rule of thirds

  • Writing that makes you love language, references, and lived experiences

  • Casting that extols the virtues of interpersonal chemistry

  • Editing that forces you to feel pace, tone, and contemplation as the story demands

  • A plot that twists, turns, and delivers a gut punch when you least expect it

  • A twist-in-the-end that, on reflection (or re-watch), makes total sense.

  • Compelling, developing characters responding to irresistible forces that wash through their being

  • Murphy's Laws in full force: failure is an option, main characters can die

e:

  • A true, hidden, and/or surprise villain whose perspective you can see and might even agree with.

Good examples:

  • Synecodoche, New York

  • Michael Clayton

  • Sicario

  • Requiem For a Dream

  • No Country for Old Men