>I even mentioned the movie in your "memorable shots in film" >and "...best directors" posts. And linked to the youtube >clips in a "What did you watch..." post. Damnit. Read! >J/K.
ohhhhhh my bad lol. Ebert recently added it to his great movies list so that's when I rushed it to the top of my queue.
>>The whole hospital sequence HAS to be an all time great. > >Yup. The long take allows us to feel the rush of countless >people. Then, the shot of the old man? Sheeeit. Then the >shot of Janos later on off to the side? Huh.
and then they all file out (incredible shots), totally humbled and shocked. POWERFUL
>Word. Even if you don't know w/ certainty what is going on or >what is the point immediately
this is what helps you stay totally intrigued throughout. There are these serious lookin dudes standing around, then someone tells Janos to be careful on the streets, then a hospital is ransacked, etc.