veleini

The Abyss

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notlis

The Abyss

Son divorce a dû tellement être douloureux pour qu'il fasse l'une des plus grosses avancées des VFX (et même ça a plutôt bien vieilli))

BelugaJames

The Abyss

Is James Cameron the greatest director of blockbuster entertainment of all time? “There are two candles in the dark.”

ron

The Abyss

*SPECIAL EDITION (which is just the director’s cut) “There are two candles in the dark.” THE ABYSS is, potentially, the most divorced I’ve ever seen a major motion picture director. Don’t take that as a jab against Jimmy, it’s not. Genuinely fascinating to see a man work through his ongoing marital problems on the screen. It was interesting when Spielberg did it for Temple of Doom and it’s interesting here. (Though it was far less effective in Temple.) That’s what art is for. A shame he got divorced the same year this film came out and made next to nothing. Ouch. A double whammy. Marriage stories aside…say one thing for James Cameron, say he knows how to make an action flick drenched in gallons of water. No one does it better and it’s genuinely insane to think that 1989 audiences were treated to such spectacle. The Abyss, like with most of Cameron’s monumental career, clearly pushed the boundaries of what images we were able to capture on the silver screen. It’s a technical marvel, and a crowning achievement for Cameron, one of many. I’m shaking my head so you know I disagree with Cameron’s methods (https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/the-abyss-turns-30-how-james-cameron-pushed-boundaries-and-almost-killed-his-actors?amp), but I must admit, I am having a difficult time finding fault with the results. The Abyss features some of the best performances in a Cameron movie. As quiet as it’s kept, Harris and Mastrantonio give some career best performances here as soon-to-be-divorced husband and wife. Biehn also plays an incredibly hot, wicked, and unhinged Navy seal that has this cool, oddly terrifying energy to him that makes you want him dead, but also to keep antagonizing the crew. I’m still shaking my head, don’t worry. It’s been approximately six months since I first watched this film (bonus points to anyone who can guess why i watched this in june...and no, it wasn’t for pride!) and I still find the “world peace” brouhaha at the end to be slightly corny, but with Cameron being a Canadian born in the 1950s…I’m not sure I could expect it to be any other way. Nor would I want it to be. As always, his films contain an infinite amount of heart and some of the most hard hitting emotional punches out there. The medium would be lesser without him in it. Cameron does what he wants to do and he does it exceptionally well. Real, sensational picture making.