An old-fashioned term for the cinematic medium is ‘moving
pictures’, but I honestly think that it is not only antiquated but also wildly
inaccurate. While cinematography plays a big part of the production as a whole,
there has to be some form of substance behind why we’re being shown what we’re
being shown. Some largely visual directors like Terence Malick, as far as I’m
concerned, still haven’t figured this out and continue to just arrange
admittedly well-captured shots together to form something resembling cohesion
if you squint at it sideways. Sure, at its core, the term is accurate: A film
is a series of still pictures shown at a certain speed to give the illusion of
movement. But at the basis of what cinema is in reality, it’s only part of the
overall picture. So, with this in mind, let’s look at today’s movie.
