SINNERS is as horny & bloody as everyone says but the main thing I was struck by was the *ambition* of it. Ryan Coogler’s got a lot to says and he says it with his whole chest while also making a rip roaring vampire movie.
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Going by the framework from today’s bonus episode of Going Rogue, I would say that the central one-shot scene meets both storytelling and technical flex criteria (just moving that ponderous imax camera in that space!)
But I don’t know from film really, so I’d be interested to hear your thoughts.
oh absolutely an all-time one shot in Sinners - I feel like I read somewhere that when ppl read the script they were like "this is incredible, how the hell are you gonna do it?" and Coogler delivered. the connection of the single, of everything happening in one shot, is the point.
When I saw it, I remember thinking “oh so this is a place outside of time” and then 20 seconds later the griot crosses in front of the camera and I really think Coogler must be a wizard to be able to give me that thought before showing it.
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But I don’t know from film really, so I’d be interested to hear your thoughts.