Starts with a long tracking shot walking and arriving into this amazing world
Décor detail is truly inspired- there interior of the castle with the maze-like walls
A gorgeous shot on a bridge before the Toby Jones introduction
The maze—Kubrick in The Shining
The three thrones are beautifully designed- ornate
It’s eerie and unsettling but there’s deadpan humor as well that’s quite effective. In a aftermath of an orgy scene with Vincent Cassel (perfectly cast as a sexual marauder for the 10th time) he kicks a peacock out of the way- it’s great
Shot of Cassel walking down a hall of windows- stunning
Garrone really sets the frame—meticulous- Wes Anderson or Kubrickian level of symmetry
The leaders of the three kingdoms are absurd and the entire film is really about unchecked hubris backfiring
On-location shooting in Tuscany—gorgeous establishing shots—the emerald green forest
A rock solid Desplat score
An eye for architecture
There’s a bit of Bela Tarr in the off-putting rhythms and world being created here— eerie
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