Lemony Snicket's 'A Series Of Unfortunate Events'

Lots of music, fast cuts, fantastic cinematography and superb sets and costumes make it the lively tale it was meant to be. These features also make the film somewhat cartoon-like with a lot of heightened realism. Don't expect to see British people prancing around in tights when you rent this one. Luhrmann creates a world where gun-toting youths sport Hawaiian shirts and beachfront brawls are an everyday event.

Overall I found the movie to be quite interesting and exciting at times but a bit slow in others. The story itself was very clear to me and didn’t cause any confusion. It had a good flow also, just as you were on the verge of falling into boredom with a scene they switched it up on you to keep you

In my opinion, I feel that this movie, compared to today’s standards, is poor quality. From the 1980’s to the current time, the Hollywood industries and other movie producers have made astronomical improvements with every film released, and ever since

As a whole, I think that the creators of the film had a good grasp on what they wanted to portray to the audience since everything was rather simple to follow along and understand where the creator was coming from.

At the time of its release many critics had written this film off considering as an average film with an average story. Chicago Sun-Times labeled it as an attempt to divert away from the traditional cinema, with a new concept silent film and it failed to make an impression on the audience because of lack of creativity in the story. The film had no surprise element in it for the audience.

The audio although normally overpowered by the visual aspect played a key role in defining and empowering the movie. The music was fast and uplifting during celebration and on

As this was meant to be as realistic as possible, the low budget did them wonders. The color, I believe would also go into the realism aspect, as to my eyes, the colors seemed washed out and bleak. Now finally, the sound, there wasn’t too much out of the norm here. The music did its usual job of setting the tone with the film, but in my honest opinion, it did not add to my emotional experience.

The sounds and music in this film are very realistic, and to the point. There is not anything abstract or out of place, and everything is very appropriate. The

The characters in this movie were great actors. They acted so realistic that it looked as if it was occurring live from the scene of the action. All of the characters were excellent , especially the women when they got their hair cut off in the concentration camp.

In my book, The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket, I would say Sunny Baudelaire changed the most. In the very beginning, Sunny was a little baby who couldn’t speak more than one word at a time. In the book before this one, you got a hint that she could be developing culinary skills or hobbies when she decided to put cinnamon in the hot chocolate. Now, Count Olaf is making her cook them food and her culinary skills are growing. She is starting to use her resources very well. For example, she took what everybody thought was a cigarette (that was already lit), and warmed up the food with its heat. She is now transforming into a little girl not only physically, but also mentally. In the book it says, “‘I’m not a baby,’ Sunny said, and hugged her.

The right sound had to influence the way each scene was taken. If there was cheerful and lighthearted music, then you would think there was a prime, pleasant scene like when everyone is having a good time. On the other hand, if the music was depressing and dramatic, then you would think that something bad is going to or is happening. I think that the music did an excellent job at determining the mood of the scenes.

     The music is appropriated to the visual images. When George is thinking about his daughter is going to leave him, it has background music of ¡§My Girl¡¨, and the lyric fits his feeling. The film uses narration, George tells what is going to be happened and defines the places. It is effective because the story is very realistic and the language is funny.

Though the starring actors have plenty of box-office power, the acting was mediocre at best. The film should have been called the Charlize Theron movie, because let’s face it; the movie was all about her dramatic portrayal of the evil queen. Theron’s performance was so strong that poor Kristen Stewart just didn’t have a chance. The stunningly gorgeous Theron, made it hard to believe

Comment: I found this film very tough going- it is undoubtedly a well made film and has some clever and quirky moments. However I lost interest around halfway through the film and could not engage with the film and its clunky style. A lighter touch would have made a huge difference to the viewing experience. Perhaps as an artistic statement it deserves more than three stars but as a movie going experience it was only a little bit better than average.

One would have to say that one of the most notable features of the film would have to be its soundtrack, which incorporates no music but only diegetic sound, from the preliminary noise of the river flowing under the bridge through the even louder sounds of the forthcoming American tanks to the quaking clamors of the ending battle scenes. A prodigious example of sound transpires within the middle of the film. It is when the boys are woken from their cots and called into combat; the sequence features electronically distorted sounds that together equally insinuate the boys’ disorientation as well as the disorientation of the viewers.