This is found on my library's copy of Insomnia. It's 8 minutes long, and consists of film clips, interviews with cast and crew and behind the scenes footage. Brief, it touches upon a lot of topics, many of them only for a very short time. Everyone has something to add, and comes across as understanding the material.
They go into remaking the original. It starting as a whodunit which becomes a how- and why-dunit. Being Hitchcockian. His biological clock being messed up by the lack of nights. The ever-present light, things going on in the background. Conveying being tired without that rubbing off on the audience. How subjective the story is. Putting the viewer inside his head. Meeting Al for the first time. How he gives to who he works with. Casting Robin(RIP) against type. His choice not to go for a Peter Lorre, as it would have had to be consistent throughout. The psychological game between Will and Walter. Using the normal for creepy. Shades of grey. Following a man's conscience as his mind deteriorates through stress factors. Making disturbing features.
I recommend this to anyone who wants to know more about the picture. 7/10
They go into remaking the original. It starting as a whodunit which becomes a how- and why-dunit. Being Hitchcockian. His biological clock being messed up by the lack of nights. The ever-present light, things going on in the background. Conveying being tired without that rubbing off on the audience. How subjective the story is. Putting the viewer inside his head. Meeting Al for the first time. How he gives to who he works with. Casting Robin(RIP) against type. His choice not to go for a Peter Lorre, as it would have had to be consistent throughout. The psychological game between Will and Walter. Using the normal for creepy. Shades of grey. Following a man's conscience as his mind deteriorates through stress factors. Making disturbing features.
I recommend this to anyone who wants to know more about the picture. 7/10
