The Assassination of Jesse James | Deconstructing Disillusionment (Video Essay)
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- čas přidán 20. 06. 2022
- In what is Andrew Dominik’s masterpiece, and one of my favorite films, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, the idea of disillusionment is deconstructed and thoroughly explored through the format of the Western genre. This video will look at how the characters and all the aspects of the filmmaking work together to make a visually, audibly, and thematically captivating and utterly poetic work of character study cinema.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. 2007. [film] Directed by A. Dominik. United States: Warner Bros. Pictures.
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It's a masterpiece and my favorite movie of all time.
I absolutely adore this movie, such a poetic and beautifully made film. It got overshadowed by No Country and There Will Be Blood unfortunately but those are wonderful movies as well. 2007 was a strong year for cinema. Very rare for so many masterfully crafted pieces to all end up in the same movie, the score and the cinematography in particular for me in this.
This film is a masterpiece , 2007 was a great year for films. This film , No country for old men and There will be blood made 2007 a very good year.
If anyone needs to understand why the Oscar’s are a joke just watch this film that they passed on
I like that when the narrator (brilliant btw) says that Jesse's granulated eyelids causes him to blink more often than not, and in the shot Jesse doesn't blink, it's like a mini version of the film - what you hear and what you experience are two different things sometimes, about a person.
This movie is really incredible. It takes it’s time and tells a real story. Brad executed a perfect Jesse. I actually know someone exactly like this. Was also an outlaw, very paranoid, beyond anything you’ve ever known, quiet, exacting, anxious but calm. Brad nailed it. A very troubled person still wanting to use the small part of his heart he’s got left but wracked with guilt, regret and an incredible fear that he’s gone too far in being bad.
Tried showing this movie to my boyfriend and he couldnt keep his eyes open and just didnt get the movie at all. I was legit pissed off lol
YOU FORGET THAT BOB WAS 16 WHEN HE MET JESSE JAMES BECAUSE CASEY LOOKS 30. Lol. Other than that, A MAGNUM OPUS OF A FILM
You’ll never convince me that Casey Affleck wasn’t robbed of an Oscar for this role. Javier Bardem was iconic in his own right, but the emotional range in his performance was much less demanding than Affleck’s. The best work of his career.
This movie is such a masterpiece. Cinematography, filming, script, acting, directing, music. It's one of the few movies that I would classify as perfect.
The film hit me at the right time: it was fall in Minnesota. The almost spooky teaser trailer. I'd sit by the fire pit at night smoking a cigar and reading the book. I went down to Northfield, MN to attend the reenacting of "The Defeat of Jesse James." The music. Brad's look. The cinematography. I remember people sitting in front of me in the theatre getting up and leaving halfway through (expecting a Brad Pitt, shoot 'em up western, I'm guessing, which is so not what the film is). I PRAY for the day the director's cut is made available.
This movie is so incredibly underrated. Fantastic essay. The ending of this film truly couldn’t be more sad. Such a human portrayal of a true story in the Wild West. Took me years to get around and see this movie and now it’s an all-time favorite. I will forever recommend this movie to all who still haven’t yet seen it
As you pointed out, one of the things that really surprised me was how powerful the post-assassination parts of the movie were. I thought we would get little beyond a text crawl explaining what happened to Bob following Jesse's death. Instead we got an incredibly moving and emotional look at his descent in the following months.
Almost as beautiful as the film itself. If only I possessed the eloquence to present a summation of this film, it would sound exactly like this. 10/10 deserves more than a like 👍
This video is a poem about a poem.
One of my favourite movies of all time. It’s almost a “comfort movie” as it’s so pleasant to watch but yet with such a tragic story. I can’t think of any other movie which can accomplish this on such a level.
I adore this movie
How does this not have over 100k views. This is an incredible video essay. I just watched this film. So good
Words can not describe how beautiful this film is to me. Easily my favorite film of all time. You did an awesome job.
I still vividly remember seeing this masterpiece in the cinema with my dad on its release day in 2007, one year before he committed suicide. Still to this day it's the most haunting and masterful movie I've ever seen