Hype is hard to ignore, even for the most diehard of film nerds. With Cloverfield, the hype has been going for months, and was something I know I and many of my cohorts were looking forward to figuring out what the heck is going on! The teasers early on that ran before films playing in the theater gave me a real sense of foreboding, but I had NO idea what was going on.
Interestingly enough, as the film’s release got closer, I actually didn’t really plan on seeing it. I had heard some bad comments and stuff, and I admit I let everyone else define my view on it, even though it wasn’t even out yet. People were hating on it and saying “oh it’s just Godzilla”, and all that crap. It was like a crazy graph of interest for me–it was REALLY high early on, went down for a bit, and then after I heard about how well it was doing and that it was better than people though…I figured “why not?” and saw it the day after its release.
Needless to say, it exceeded my expectations as a never-before-seen idea thriller. Sure, it drew criticism for being similar to the Blair Witch Project, but that’s not what it was about. The movie was shot through the view of a handheld camera, so it was all shaky and everything, but it worked for me. It was not like a normal film that was perfectly shot from angles so you could see every single detail in every shot. Nevertheless, it worked out quite well, and I was able to enjoy the movie regardless of what seemed to be utter chaos. Cloverfield was a fun movie for me to watch, with the acting doing quite well in working with the way the movie was made. The plot and script were not perfect by any means, but were quite believable (well besides the monster stuff), as in the characters felt real and their emotion felt raw. Regardless of all of these great qualities, this movie is not going to be a classic. It was an enjoyable diversion that was coupled with innovative filmmaking, but I will more than likely forget it in no time.
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