#there's load bearing convoluted wallpaper for fucks sake. And that's by far the most obvious

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#once in english class we watched A Study in Pink and had to take notes on the filmmaking details we noticed #I think about that specific day pretty often because I so suddenly discovered I had so much fun noticing all of this stuff #and there was a lot to notice #minute details where you can't be sure if they're there or if the curtains are just blue #like light and dark in a frame foreshadowing the morality of people in that position in the next frame and the like #stuff where you can't tell if it's intentional but even if it's not it's still doing something #and that so quickly and clearly nailed it for me what I myself like in visual storytelling in films and would love to do myself someday #and come to think of it that's exactly why Lucky Number Slevin is my favorite movie #(one of the reasons) #because it's on a whole different level #it's chock full of details that on the surface are just pretty #then below that they have a pretty solid function that's not too hard to make out #and then below that there's a fucking world of 'look what this is also doing' that makes my heart race when I spot a new one #there's load bearing convoluted wallpaper for fucks sake. And that's by far the most obvious #I still notice new stuff about this movie that leaves me sitting there like 'shit that's so smart' #not in a 'this is genius' way most of the time but a very solid #'yeah this was a good choice; #you could have easily done it differently but this way you sidestepped the hint of a vibe based problem three scenes down the line' #and I freaking LOVE that #anyway I just found out. same fucking director. #somehow... this keeps happening #yes I'm currently watching it again. fourth or fifth time this month I don't remember exactly