The camera work, lighting and cinemtography is excellent as is expected from DeMille. Each scene is top notch, visually clear and easy to follow. The overral storytelling is effective and engaging.
Its the story itself that i take issue with. It seems like alot of attention has been put in every aspect of the film except its story leading a bloated and shallow one
The intertiles are written as if the audience are supposed to gain a new and better perspective on the subject at hand. ( "theres none to salute him now , unless we do " ). I personally didnt understand the moral it was trying to present. All major characters either are or turn spoiled and selfish. The only person that could be considered "innocent" within the moral space defined by the film is treated like second hand trash. The ending atrociously juggles many different subjects and themes from love and heredity to "playing the game" and a sacrifice element that makes no sense.
The story's faulure isnt because i (dis)agree with the films message(s). The failure is in conveying the message.
Its the story itself that i take issue with. It seems like alot of attention has been put in every aspect of the film except its story leading a bloated and shallow one
The intertiles are written as if the audience are supposed to gain a new and better perspective on the subject at hand. ( "theres none to salute him now , unless we do " ). I personally didnt understand the moral it was trying to present. All major characters either are or turn spoiled and selfish. The only person that could be considered "innocent" within the moral space defined by the film is treated like second hand trash. The ending atrociously juggles many different subjects and themes from love and heredity to "playing the game" and a sacrifice element that makes no sense.
The story's faulure isnt because i (dis)agree with the films message(s). The failure is in conveying the message.