Mank (2020)

 "You cannot capture a man's entire life in two hours. All you can hope is to leave the impression of one" 

This is one of the best lines from the film and it is quite accurate because the film "Mank" is also about a man, and it cannot capture his entire life, but definitely leave an impression.



Mank is a biographical drama film about Herman J. Mankiewics, the screenwriter of the film Citizen kane(1941). directed by David Fincher.

The screenplay of the film was written in the 1990's by late Jack Fincher (father of David Fincher) So it's clearly a passion project for Fincher.

"Mank is a beautifully crafted tribute to the movie Citizen Kane" 

Fincher had masterfully recreated the 1930s Hollywood and made a nostalgic film in which each shot is perfectly captured.

Everything from production design to costumes were all perfect with the gorgeous black and white cinematography.

The film has a lot of similarities to Citizen kane especially the nonlinear story narration through flashbacks.

Such a fine tribute to Herman J Mankiewics and I'm sure that Gary Oldman will receive an Oscar for his outstanding performance for bringing Mankiewics to life.

The film has now received 10 Oscar nominations at the 93rd Academy awards for:

Best picture

Best Actor

Best supporting actress

Best Director

Best original score

Best Cinematography

Best production design

Best costume design

Best makeup and hairstyles, and

Best Sound

Overall,

Mank is a wonderfully crafted masterpiece by David Fincher with Gary Oldman's standout performance.

This is the kind of film which will really help us to study about Cinema.


FINALVERDICT: FOR CINEPHILES

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Oppenheimer (2023)

Image
  Oppenheimer is a rich narrative that blends physics, politics, history and morality. The film focuses entirely about the moral dilemma faced by Dr Robert Oppenheimer because of his greatest invention. The biographical war drama film written and directed by Christopher Nolan narrates the life story of the father of the atomic bomb J Robert Oppenheimer. But unlike his previous films, this isn't about something epic. It's a documentary style movie told in the most grandeur and epic way. The narrative captures the audience attention right from the beginning.  "Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to man, For this He was chained to at rock and tortured for eternity" This quote at the beginning of the movie encapsulates the entire tale of one of the most controversial figures of the century. The film takes us through physics, history, politics, morality and human emotions.  As I said earlier, this isn't like any of Nolan's previous ventures but somethi...
Read more

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

Image
 "Finally the bells have rung  The forces of darkness have heard it" The God died on earth. The light of hope that had set the day apart from the night is bound There is no other way. The war had begun" The much-anticipated #zacksnydersjusticeleague has finally arrived. I approached the film in two ways:  As a DC Fan and, As a film by my favourite director Zack Snyder Either way, this was one hundred percent satisfying. The story of the movie is in many ways better than the Josh Whedon version released in 2017.  The film revolves around the death of Superman,a symbol of hope. and the consequent arrival of the evil spirits who have been afraid to set foot on earth for so long and then the formation of Justice League. "Zack Snyder's Justice League is a success in whatever way the 2017 film failed"   Deep Character portrayals The Characterization of the villain Steppenwolf deserves special mention. In Snyder cut, he is not a waste like the one which released ...
Read more

Mother(2009)

Image
  “You and me are one, we’ve got each other!” Mother( madeo ) is a 2009 South Korean thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho , starring Kim Hye- ja and Won Bin . The plot follows a mother who, after her intellectually disabled son is accused of the murder of a young girl, attempts to find the true killer to get her son freed.  Last year when i finished watching Darren Aronofsky’s film “Mother(2017)” which was one of the best films I watched that year, I came to know about this particular film of the same name from South Korea. When I checked it out I was surprised because it was a film directed by Bong Joon Ho who is one of my favorite directors around the world. Ever since I watched his “Memories of the murder” and “Parasite” I am so excited to see his films, so this 2009 south Korean film entered into my watchlist but unfortunately, i completely forgot about it until i saw a high praising review of this film on the internet last week starting with “Bong Joon ho is God”, I w...
Read more