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I went to see Hanna today. Just from the trailers I knew it was supposed to be a thriller/spy movie with SF elements but it was not what I expceted. There were of course fight scenes and shootings and evil CIA - in a way plot is just like in Bourne movies only with teen girl. But it's visuals that surprised me.
I came home and the first thing I checked if it was really an American movie. It is actually a co-production. It was filmed in Germany. Actors were British, Irish and Australian. The whole movie has a such a artistic European film feel the whole CIA thing seems completely out of place.
There are parts of the movie that feel like a documentary, sometimes even like an unprofessional one. It looks live someone making a video of their trip. Usually in spy movies (or any American movies, really) you know you are in Europe because they chase each other through old city district where the famous building/statues/places are in plain view. It's all shiny and old. They never show modern outskirts of cities with industrial plants and smoking chimneys, the endless identical blocks of flats, the dirty bus stations covered with old posters. The everyday parts of cities not the touristy ones. In this movie that's all we saw. The part where most people live and where it's easier to hide without attracting attention.
There are several dialogues not in English that are subtitled. Wiegler surname is almost always said like in German. Only bad guys speak with American accent and there's not many people talking with it.
Tom Hollander seemed to have awesome time being a bad guy and it suits him. He and his helpers are the kind of guys who you cross the street when you see them. The mix of skinhead and jumpsuit, the neonazi feel. The kind of guys you are scared of in real life where I come from.
It somehow felt more real and scary then any other movie.
At the same time the movie plot is pretty predictable and in many ways ridiculous. If it wasn't for the acting I'd be facepalming through at least half of it.
( Hanna SPOILERS )
I had fun whatching that movie despite it's faults. I'm sure it's partly the feeling of nostalgia as so many things reminded me of home (they have a common space for drying your laundry in Germany too!). But mostly it was the fairy tale feel it had - the whole magical journey.
And I loved the way Saoirse was photographed. The stills from this movie would make beautiful posters.
I came home and the first thing I checked if it was really an American movie. It is actually a co-production. It was filmed in Germany. Actors were British, Irish and Australian. The whole movie has a such a artistic European film feel the whole CIA thing seems completely out of place.
There are parts of the movie that feel like a documentary, sometimes even like an unprofessional one. It looks live someone making a video of their trip. Usually in spy movies (or any American movies, really) you know you are in Europe because they chase each other through old city district where the famous building/statues/places are in plain view. It's all shiny and old. They never show modern outskirts of cities with industrial plants and smoking chimneys, the endless identical blocks of flats, the dirty bus stations covered with old posters. The everyday parts of cities not the touristy ones. In this movie that's all we saw. The part where most people live and where it's easier to hide without attracting attention.
There are several dialogues not in English that are subtitled. Wiegler surname is almost always said like in German. Only bad guys speak with American accent and there's not many people talking with it.
Tom Hollander seemed to have awesome time being a bad guy and it suits him. He and his helpers are the kind of guys who you cross the street when you see them. The mix of skinhead and jumpsuit, the neonazi feel. The kind of guys you are scared of in real life where I come from.
It somehow felt more real and scary then any other movie.
At the same time the movie plot is pretty predictable and in many ways ridiculous. If it wasn't for the acting I'd be facepalming through at least half of it.
( Hanna SPOILERS )
I had fun whatching that movie despite it's faults. I'm sure it's partly the feeling of nostalgia as so many things reminded me of home (they have a common space for drying your laundry in Germany too!). But mostly it was the fairy tale feel it had - the whole magical journey.
And I loved the way Saoirse was photographed. The stills from this movie would make beautiful posters.
