Dallin: The Film Fanatic

And now, an early review for the last new Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film I watch in the next two years, "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings."

One needn't watch the entirety of Christopher Nolan's filmography to get an idea of what his filmmaking method is. Although he has adapted his execution methods as he's gained more experience and funding over the years, the key elements are consistently the same. He loves to tell his plots out of sequence, in reverse, backwards and forwards simultaneously, and often include some bit of information at the end to generate multiple discussions about everything that came before. The cinematography is picturesque, a mix of establishing shots, long shots, close-ups, and low-angle/high-angle shots that are all done with incredible depth of field. Characters and character dialogue are tied to some part of the human experience or human nature and used in philosophical stories about ethics and moral choice. And, finally, the overall presentation of the film will be as close to reality as possible. Or, as Nolan himself has coined the phrase, a cinematic reality. It's the mix of al...

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