41. I really like it, but I have lived in parts of the Valley where the film takes place. 42. In France, the film took the grand prize at the Nantes Festival. 43. In keeping with that spirit, the film takes place at George Washington Carver High School, where almost all the students are white. 44. In doing without the usual special effects, this sober, occasionally plodding film takes a huge chance. 45. In the first cut, the film took far too long to kick into gear, so the beginning would have to be shortened. 46. In the not-so-distant future in which the film takes place, Thomas has most of his needs met by a generous and helpful insurance company. 47. Iranian films celebrate the color that so many American films take for granted, and Majidi saturates the movie with everything in the spectrum. 48. Like Ripley, the film takes its cue from jazzy riffs, enjoying the danger of hurtling to parts unknown. 49. Maintaining the detached, scholarly tone of a courtroom inquiry, the film takes the position that the sect acted in self-defense. 50. Many films have taken place partially or totally on the high seas. |