Atonement...

[Rick Meyer]

got robbed.


I just saw "There Will Be Blood" and "Atonement" all within a few day period and with respect to cinematography there was NO comparison. I felt "There Will Be Blood" was a fantastic movie with a crisp, clear specific look but Atonement was downright beautiful.

I was shocked to learn after I watched both of these movies that "Atonement" did not win for best cinematography. Sorry if this has been brought up before but I just had to vent...

 

[spidey]

its strange yes but there will be blood i think is amazing you have super long shots then close ups where faces become canvas'. plus i think alot of it was done with natural means.

 

[slimjimmed]

There Will Be Blood was not trying to look beautiful.

 

[Batutta]

Someone once said, "It's not a cinematographer's job to make beautiful images, only necessary ones." Not sure what it means exactly but it sounds right.

 

[spidey]

i mean if you look at there will be blood. Daniel day lewis is a landscape the movie is his face 80 of the film. key example the church scene.

 

[ZetKey]

Yeah, Atonement is very vivid and beautiful, but boring movie.

 

[Nick_Lee]

the theme music in atonement is really annoying. haha.

 

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

When I was watching TWBB I could almost smell the oil.
The imagery really stood out for me, especially the early shots. Totally sucked me in.