As a child, Edward Scissorhands was like the most high concept movie I'd ever seen, as like and 8 year old child. It was so odd, and the shots of Edward always hold this like Magical Awkwardness to them while also holding this German Expressionism style that I'd later recognize. It's so fascinating and increases my enjoyment of the movie to see these shots that are similar to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Nosferatu for this lovable fairy tale character. Burton is definitely one of my favorites just because he is one of the most easily identified styles today by how unique the art direction of the film is. I know a Burton movie when I see one because he really puts himself into the aesthetic of each film.
Roger Deakins is a badass, fact not opinion. Shawshank is, in my opinon, the best movie ever made (eat it Welles) and I could have picked any shot from this movie, except the ones where the url access was forbidden, and it would look great. The movie shows so much commentary on the human soul through its dialogue but also through its lighting techniques, and it's hard for me not to get goosebumps from some of the sequences.
This is just more of Deakins being a bad bad man. Specifically with Jesse James and No Country you get so much perspective on the scope of the landscape in relation to themes in the movie, especially with the isolation in No Country for Llewelyn. Deakins images are like movie poetry, they are very complex but pleasing.
Janusz Kaminski is also a badass. Much like with Shawshank, you could take pretty much any piece of film from this movie and it would be inspiring and beautiful, and honest. Kaminski emphasizes light and shadow play a lot in his films, and as a viewer its pleasing because it gives more meaning and soul to the film. With Funny People Kamnski is almost too obvious wth his lighting choices because the movie is about life and dath, but there are shots like these with this well lit household in a scene where secrets are born, so there is the irony in it that. Totally underrated film by the way.
If Deakins and Kaminski got into a DP-off, who would win? All of us.
WALL-E was pretty awe inspiring the first time I saw it, and the second, and so on. It seems so accessible as a kids movie, but when you see the constuct of some of the shots, its an amazing film without the modifier of a "kids" movie. The way they craft certain shots makes you feel it was actually being filmed rather than created on a computer. Any PIXAR film could have been in this place, but specifically WALL-E was impressive with what you could do with the medium if you wanted to, and I'm very happy they made this film. The opening to it is particularly good because of how well the images of space, and the trash blend with the music.
