The Soloist - slight spoilage possible

[Kim Welch]

I saw this move last night. i say, good not great. I was expecting more. I wish the mental scenes were more like the "Beautiful Mind" I would have done it differently but they didn’t ask me. I am going to tell you anyway. I think like in beautiful mind the audenice could have been drawn into the mental collapse buy making it seem like part of reality for example while he is playing we hear beautiful music and his instructors are not happy with him and we don’t know why and then at some point we realize he is not playing well but is hearing things instead… something like that. I don’t want to ruin the movie for you. It is good but not great. Enjoy, and Let me know what you think
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[Kim Welch]

Showing a character's inner world is one of the hardest jobs in filmmaking, and comparing The Soloist with A Beautiful Mind is a great way to think about it. Sound design and subjective camera work can put the audience inside a character's experience.

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