What Dreams May Come

This is a beautiful film by Vincent Ward that has a cast including Robin William, Cuba Gooding Jnr and Annabella Sciorra. lt is about the topic of the after life and where we go. In this film they deal with the ability to transcend the barrier of life and death through the powerful and deep love they have for each other. Robin world in death is condtructed of paint, primarily because that was a part of their strong bond and subsequentially the medium through which he connects with her. Which in a way is a little similar to how Jesse, when he is at his home, is transported to Athaleah supernaturally. Although in this instance they can see each other and both of them are alive.

You get the sense that you are living in a painting, as a child l used to always wonder why the world wasn't a cartoon. For me it does that. l suppose it is a bit like Peter Jackson fulfilling the frustration of Tolkien, who was dissapointed that the trees didn't get up and move in Macbeth.

Again in watching this film l was able to see the timing of the shots. lts really amazing to see how they are quite quick and the use of zooming is not really used. Panning, if anything, with interesting angles was the thing. The longest shots were about 50 seconds, but it was clear to see that they were warranted. lt was when Robin Williams finds his wife in hell and is trying to get her into heaven. They were sat quite close to each other and the dialogue was very sensitive, quick snappy shots would not have been appropriate. On the whole most of the shots were 1, 2, 4 or 7 seconds, with the odd 15 second or micro second. The contrast of the palette was again evident, we see the difference between how heaven and hell are depicted.