《Artbook》The Fall (2006)
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Der Film lief vor Jahren mal auf Arte, als ich ihn zum ersten Mal gesehen hab. Ich war zehn oder jünger und total überwältigt - leider hatte ich mir weder den Titel noch die Namen der Schauspieler gemerkt, weswegen ich ihn die Jahre darauf aus den Augen verloren hab.
Ein paar Jahre später kam dann Der Hobbit in die Kinos, und als ich Thranduil gesehen hab, hat irgendetwas klick gemacht.
Lee Pace spielt in The Fall (von Tarsem Singh) keinen Elbenkönig, sondern Roy Walker, einen Hollywood-Stuntman, der nach einem Unfall im Krankenhaus liegt, verlassen von seiner Geliebten und seinem Lebenswillen. Im Krankenhaus trifft er die kleine Alexandria, der er bei jedem Besuch eine Geschichte von fünf Helden erzählt, die sich gemeinsam auf den Weg machen, um Rache an ihrem Erzfeind zu nehmen. Doch der an Depressionen leidende Roy will ihr die Geschichte nur zu Ende erzählen, wenn sie ihm heimlich eine tödliche Dosis Morphium bringt.
Der Film ist bestimmt nicht jedermanns Sache, aber ich kann meine Liebe zu diesem Meisterwerk wirklich kaum in Worte fassen. Die Philosophie dahinter, die Charaktere, die Kulissen, die Musik - mir hat selten etwas so sehr aus der Seele gesprochen wie The Fall. In den Rezensionen steht häufig, dass er etwas seltsam und kompliziert ist, aber sobald man die Bedeutung einmal verstanden hat, ist er einfach nur... berührend. Und die Botschaft dieses Films ist so so wertvoll.
Es geht um die Magie von Geschichten, um kindliche Fantasie, und darum, wie beides uns helfen kann, uns die Welt zu erschließen und einen Sinn im Leben zu finden. Der Film tut weh, aber auf eine gute Art.
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Die Zeichnung (Buntstift und Gouache auf schwarzem Papier) ist recht klein, und daher auch nicht sonderlich definiert. Ich fand den Screenshot einfach recht hübsch - mir gefällt total, wie in dem Film mit Kontrasten und Farben gearbeitet wird. Und die Kostüme von Eiko Ishioka sind einfach spitze. Ich könnte wirklich ein ganzes Artbook allein mit Skizzen zu dem Film füllen, würde mich meine Faulheit nicht davon abhalten, hehe.
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Die restlichen Bilder sind dann auch eigentlich nur noch ein paar schnelle Zeichnungen/Skizzen:
Mich würde so interessieren, ob den Film jemand von euch kennt, denn er ist wirklich die Definition von underrated und einer meiner absoluten Lieblinge. Und falls ihr den nicht kennt, hoff ich, dass euch wenigstens die Bilder gefallen, hehe.
Für Interessierte verlinke ich hier drunter mal den Trailer, mal sehn ob es klappt.
Das war's dann auch mal wieder von mir - habt eine wunderschöne Woche, ihr Lieben. :3
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