Show Sky Captain in and n the World toll ij of Tomorrow Allen Johnson Movie Editor Shot entirely against blue screen Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow has created a fun hybrid of adventure and film noir movies of the In an age where the world revolved around New York City and life as asa asa asa a reporter was seen as adventurous this story is set when giant steel robots invade the town and steal its power generators for a doomsday machine The world turns to Sky Captain to fly into the fray and uncover the mystery of these destructive machines Jude Law plays the courageous captain who gets stuck with the meddling meddling meddling med med- but beautiful reporter Polly Perkins played by Gwyneth Both perform the roles with the stiff handedness familiar to acting of the It seems awkward compared to what we usually see today but it works for the genre Stepping in with minor roles are Angelina Jolie as Capt Francesca Cook leader of a top secret fleet of British airborne flight decks and Giovanni as Dex Sky Captains Captain's friend and trusty side side- side kick The visual look of the film is fresh and exciting It really has the feel eel of the theold theold theold old Flash Gordon comic strips and similar things of that age Many have said that virtually any shot from this film could be hung on your wall as art The story is a little thin but most films of this type were like that There are things that dont don't make any sense at all but it makes no pretense to be a depiction of reality Like the original Batman it takes the known world and adds a fantastic element to it There are gadgets and r. r 0 4 Wk J t M l 4 J a f 0 Jude Law as Sky Captain and Gwyneth as Polly Patty in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow inventions that defy reason reason reason rea rea- son and imagination and we love them One of the best is a ray gun Dex cre cre- ates It shoots out classic Os OY in a funnel pattern that melt through steel There are some great moments of levity that let letus letus letus us know that the filmmakers ers dont don't take themselves too seriously It has quite possibly one of the best endings I have seen all year-not year that it would be hard to beat Great as a family film that the whole v cre crew can enjoy Sky Captain has given what I hope will be a message to Hollywood that its it's ok to experiment and do different things once in a while The only thing that frightens me is that now we are going to see dozens of films all done like this now and it will lose its appeal Enjoy it while you can Today's novelty is tomorrows tomorrow's cliche 7 10 |