22nd June 2006, 4:20 PM
Quote:WHAT AM I MISSING HERE?!
Cinematic beauty. It's a melding of French New Wave movie-making with the Libertarian view of contemporary American society. The plane is symbolic of life and the snakes represent man's inhumanity towards man. Samuel L. Jackson, the everyman of this movie, seeks to break free from the iron grip of this downward spiral [the plane is crashing because of the snakes], but their fierce venom is a deadly weapon that only strength of will and courage can overcome. It's clever use of camerawork, reminiscent of early Orson Welles works like Citizen Kane and Touch of Evil, help to accentuate the feeling of dread and claustrophobia felt by the passengers of plane. The art style is very much in line with classical flim noir, think M or The Maltese Falcon, and this is reflected in the lighting [particularly in the scene where the wires to the lighting is cut during the rain storm] and in the way the characters dress. Snakes on a Plane represents an brand new era of modern film-making, while staying true to the efforts of its predecessors. It is not merely a movie, it is an experience like no other.
Sometimes you get the scorpion.