10 July 2004
heaven is... heavenly
Last night Jessica and I watched Heaven, directed by Tom Tykwer, written by Krzysztof Kieslowski, produced by one of the Weinbergs and Anthony Minghella, starring Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi. I was impressed, and Jessica fell asleep. I'd normally be watching, rather listening, to the commentary track right now except that I checked out Red dwarf series one from the library and I'm catching up on that instead. It's funny, but Heaven had some amazing moments. I was really impressed by Cate Blanchett's acting, and struck also by how much Giovanni Ribisi's growing up. He looks, well, grown up, but not in a Fred Savage sort of way.
And speaking of growing up, I've got a new toy.
So yeah, the film was good. The aerial shots were amazing, and only afterward did I understand (or at least theorize) that they had something to do with the heavens and whatnot.
And in the DVD features there were some badly done trailers for Krzysztof Kieslowski's three colors trilogy, and I must admit they look tempting.
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I sought out Heaven last year when I found out Tykwer had made Kieslowski's last film. I love Kieslowski. The Three Colors is very good, but I really like La Double Vie De Veronique. After watching Heaven, I realized how similar the philosophies of the two directors are. But speaking of Tykwer, I adore the end to The Princess and the Warrior. When we showed it in TGP, someone walked through as they were in the car, and I watched his face knowing he couldn't possibly know what was going on. It was very amusing.
Now I cannot recall what you mean about them in the car. So it's your fault that I need to check the movie out again and watch it all over.
The final car scene is when the Warrior picks himself up at the gas station restroom, and both of him drive with the Princess for awhile. Finally, they stop and let the sad Warrior out, leaving him by the side of the road as they drive off.