Farewell Charlie Power
A charming and quirky film made by postgrads at Leeds Met with an unconventional and fresh narrative. The story is based on a young man with mental health issues in an almost British realism style. The film is edgy and has a great twist meaning it's both comedic yet evoking and emotional. The performance from the actors manages to stop a very heavy subject from getting to deep and although comedy is lightly introduced it retains its sincerity. A must watch and triple threat; a great display of skilled filmmaking, skilled acting and skilled writing.
Indecision
This short film appears to have won many awards and despite this I didn't entirely rate it. The special effects are undoubtedly impressive, but when it comes to narrative and believability from the characters it severely lacks in quality. As suggested by the title, the film is about a young man deciding whether to stay or leave his girlfriend. The narrative however is unresolved, but this isn't done in a suspenseful way as films such as inception have done, it just appears to finish which is both incredibly unsatisfying and has so punch or after effect on the viewer. The poor narrative however is covered up by the great camerawork and special effects. If you're looking for something interesting to fill your time then you've made the wrong choice but however if you're looking to be inspired cinematography and effects wise then you've come to the right place. Here is your indecision.
The Forgotten Hit
A gripping short film with a unexpected plot twist that has the potential to still work as a feature length film. The use of flashbacks was very effective and creates almost a dual narrative within the film, also achieve through skilled and well thought out framing. Although the narrative and framing worked left the film somewhat uneventful, you followed because of the story as opposed to being excited visually. I'd still recommend watching though purely for clever narrative.
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