![]() ![]() Cascading perspective shots, creamy and crude fights, and some flowy slow-motion.Ĭast: Suzette Gondry, Michel Gondry, Jean-Yives Gondry Gondry was forced to play with studio upcharge ideas here, and it’s an odd mix of Gondry’s vibe colliding with standard studio mayhem. Think Visual: 3D studio filmmaking in the wake of Avatar, ladies and gentlemen. The movie’s just so giddily aware of what a boy toy Hornet’s car is. Music, Video: Gondry struggles to breathe under the confines of studio filmmaking here, but for what it’s worth, the soundtrack slays (Van Halen and Rolling Stones montages are the definition ‘guilty pleasures’), and James Newton Howard’s score is mostly traditional until it sneaks in some punchy rhythmic goods.įather of Invention: The Black Beauty, hands down. But inevitably he becomes a hero and dons a duster and mask under the alias “Green Hornet.” With his trusty aide Kato (Chou), Brit becomes an ersatz Tony Stark, fighting crime one screw-up at a time. Publishing heir with an affinity for partying. In the end, we hope you’ll find this retrospective to be, trés magnifique?Ĭast: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz Ground rules: music videos, shorts, and other parts of Gondry’s impressive list of credits will be covered elsewhere. ![]() Gondry’s films above all else are about love, creation, curiosity, and the human desire to see the world a little differently.Īs Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind turns 15 this week, Consequence of Sound is looking back at the feature films of Michel Gondry, reflecting on his knack for offbeat sounds and images. But here’s the thing – he’s not just an eclectic. Who is this French aesthete with wacky cuts, herky-jerky musicalia, and paper-mâché trinkets? Seventeen years since his debut, Human Nature, Michel Gondry is now an Academy Award-winning visualist and a cult entity admired for his ceaseless heart and imagination. ![]() Who other than Michel Gondry could achieve such eclectic images?Ī commercial and video wunderkind, Gondry’s transition to the silver screen was one initially met with puzzlement. A marching band proudly carries the beat as Kanye West pops “Jesus Walks” on the mic. A man’s stitched, felt pony comes to life through the power of dreams. A Sharpie-drawn dog runs in circles to illustrate conceptual theory. A gifted chauffeur-cum-ninja whoops the ass of several baddies through the very visual process of “Kato Vision,” a mix of Predator-like targeting and shoot ‘em up game logic that shifts speed and perspective like great acid. A forlorn man wants to erase the memory of his ex-lover, and the pseudo-scientific process is depicted through him traversing the desaturated hallways of his own mind, like Poe splattered with white-out ink. ![]()
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