- James Wan is very active with the camera in The Conjuring 2. He gives a tour of the Hodgson (where 75% of the film takes place) pulling in and out of these synthesized rolling tracking shots. It is effective- I think it makes not only for some beautiful shots, but connects to the eerie otherworldliness of the house married to the narrative
- Wan takes the same concept above for the house to Vera Farmiga’s Lorraine Warren character. She and the house both “shine” to use the concept from Kubrick’s horror masterpiece and it would make sense that Wan often glides the camera in and out on Vera’s character in the same unbroken take just like he paces about the house
- A notable night to day transition shot. The camera floats from the haunted chair at night to the window (showing it is now daytime) and then the camera hovers back behind the TV antenna
- A great frame at the 64 minute mark- disappointed I couldn’t find it (this is not it) of the window in the kitchen making a frame of the backyard and the swing
A great frame at the 64 minute mark- disappointed I couldn’t find it (this is not it) of the window in the kitchen making a frame of the backyard and the swing
- Wan uses the long unbroken take with Patrick Wilson’s character as he faces the camera and interrogates the girl/spirit. Wan uses shallow focus and the entire frame for the duration. An impressive sequence
Wan uses the long unbroken take with Patrick Wilson’s character as he faces the camera and interrogates the girl/spirit. Wan uses shallow focus and the entire frame for the duration. An impressive sequence
- The inspired 360 degree crucifix room shot
The inspired 360 degree crucifix room shot
- The movie has flaws, a bad “I started a joke” way-too-on-the-nose music drop by the Bee Gees like a bad Robert Zemeckis instinct
- Deep focus technology update on the split diopter shot of the Janet girl front and Patrick Wilson’s character behind near the finale
Deep focus technology update on the split diopter shot of the Janet girl front and Patrick Wilson’s character behind near the finale
- Recommend but not in the top 10 of 2016
@Drake-Have you seen James Wan’s Malignant (2021)?
@Anderson- I have, yes
Ohh so this is probably why Patrick Wilson was cast in aquaman 2.
Wilson has done 6 films with James Wan. Couple of Conjuring films, couple of Aquaman films and a couple of Insidious films. Wilson is a very good actor but I am a bit sad he isn’t doing more serious dramatic stuff like Little Children(2006)- which is easily his career best performance imo and more just doing horror franchises and Aquaman and Roland Emmerich stuff
interesting, I think his (wilson) best movie is Bone Tomahawk.
@Oliver-Right. Bone Tomahawk could be his best movie. But he is in The Assistant too, right? But Wilson’s best performance is in Little Children
Did you see Aquaman and the lost Kingdom from James Wan? It’s too much CGI and green screen. But James Wan is very energetic behind the camera whenever he has the chance.
@Malith- I have not on this one- there is just so much out there to watch and rematch – I can’t see the circumstances where this one gets chosen to watch.
It’s worth a watch I think if you feel like watching a big budget superhero flick. You admire Wan as a director, right?
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