This 2022, the film industry has finally managed to recover some of its strength after being almost completely paralyzed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Great films have been released this year and audiences have enthusiastically returned to theaters to enjoy them. Sure, among the released films, there were some that won all the applause due to their outstanding stories that managed to captivate the critics, the general public and even acclaimed directors.
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This December 19, Variety has published a series of essays in which famous film directors talk about their favorite films of 2022 and Guillermo del Toro was one of them. Award-winning 58-year-old Mexican director praised Elvis – 79%, a film directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler, calling it a truly shocking experience that manages to show the audience the talent and essence of the once legendary King of Rock and Roll. of the bull He began by detailing the elements that made the film such a complete work:
I was lucky enough to be in Cannes when Baz premiered his impressive ‘Elvis’, and I was proud to be part of the audience’s 12-minute standing ovation. It was like a concert: it was experiential, littered with perfectly observed details and mannerisms and hidden clues. Austin Butler and Baz showcase Elvis’ shocking and transformative talents, his joy, his soul, his sadness as actor and director work together to re-embrace and reinvigorate the power and danger Elvis once possessed .
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95% also praised the excellence in every aspect of audiovisual storytelling:
There is incredible control in the composition of a baroque film like ‘Elvis’, incredible control of the tools of audiovisual storytelling: staging, shooting, camera movement, control of sharp rhythms and use of sound design and music with precision virtuous. And to maintain that pitch when it’s needed and be able to cut the throttle or ramp it up when it’s not.
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Austin Butler, the star of the film, has managed to embody the iconic singer through the different stages of his life and to convey strong emotions in each of his concerts. Certainly the performance of Butler He wowed audiences and critics alike, and every moment of the film reflects his and Luhrmann’s hard work on the character. About this, of the bull said the following:
Baz’s work with actors has long been legendary, with career-defining performances from Leonardo DiCaprio to Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. Here, Baz’s work with Austin created the definitive portrait of Elvis Presley and launched a superstardom.
almost to finish, of the bull applauded the talent and determination of Baz Luhrmann, referring to him as a master of the seventh art who managed to develop a unique cinematic style. His words were as follows:
But the secret element in a Baz film is Baz himself: the wild autonomy he has, the unwavering and relentless faith and relentless work ethic that have made him a master and, indeed, the sole purveyor of his cinematic style. The impossible paradox of total power and control goes hand in hand with another: the fact that by making the body of work more personal, it has reached universal truth and the souls of viewers everywhere. Against all odds, he once again believed and made a film that brought audiences back to theaters after the pandemic.
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