connection between, 300 and The Cell. what is it?

[rubberghost]

i've never heard anyone mention the obvious visual similarities between the two. i thought they were made by the same director but they're not. is it a blatant rip off, or is there some connection?

[Bateman,Patrick]

wait what? do these movies have anything in common at all? Op What are you talking about?

[P@t_Mtl]

I am trying to see the connection here but I am not seeing it.....

One is about 300 Spartans warriors in 480 BC stopping the Persian army

The other is about psychotherapist making a journey inside the brain of serial killer.

You will have to explain it to me.

[rubberghost]

Originally Posted by Bateman,Patrick

wait what? do these movies have anything in common at all? Op What are you talking about?

they have a lot in common. when was the last time you saw, The Cell?

notice the fast, then slow, liquid like motion... to state the most obvious and significant similarity.

[rubberghost]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I am trying to see the connection here but I am not seeing it.....

One is about 300 Spartans warriors in 480 BC stopping the Persian army

The other is about psychotherapist making a journey inside the brain of serial killer.

You will have to explain it to me.

"visual similarities"

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by rubberghost

"visual similarities"

So was Sky Captain, far from being the same thing....

There was a total over over 200 movies film in Cinemascope between 1953 & 1967, are they all ripoffs???

[rubberghost]

i'm not saying it's a rip-off, i'm asking. never saw, Sky Captain. it depends, what 200 movies are you talking about? would you say that, Sin City, has a style all it's own. if other movies "looked" just like it, wouldn't you be curious?

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by rubberghost

i'm not saying it's a rip-off, i'm asking. never saw, Sky Captain. it depends, what 200 movies are you talking about? would you say that, Sin City, has a style all it's own. if other movies "looked" just like it, wouldn't you be curious?

What you are looking for is this

These films are done in what is call and I quote

"Digital backlot (also known as a virtual backlot) is a term used to describe motion picture sets that have neither genuine location shoots nor practical (i.e. hand-built) sets on the soundstages; the shooting takes place entirely on a stage with a blank background (often a greenscreen) that will have an artificial environment put in during post-production. It is often used in futuristic films to achieve what would otherwise be too expensive to build as a real set."

Some of the films done this way are...(info take from Wikipedia)

Released
Casshern (Japan 2004) – Shot on celluloid. A few practical set pieces used.
Able Edwards (United States 2004) – Shot digitally on Canon XL1 cameras.
Immortel (Ad Vitam) (France 2004) – Shot on celluloid. Also showed CGI characters interacting with live actors.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (United States 2004) – Shot digitally on Sony CineAlta cameras.
Sin City (United States 2005) – Shot digitally on CineAlta cameras. Three practical sets used.
MirrorMask (United States/England 2005) – Shot on celluloid. 80% of film uses digital backlot. Some practical set pieces used.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (United States 2005) – Shot digitally.
300 (United States 2007) – Shot on celluloid. Two practical sets were used.
Speed Racer (United States 2008) - Directed by the Wachowski Brothers.

Upcoming
Madman (United States TBA) – To be co-directed by Robert Rodriguez. Information released thus-far shows that he will use all of the same digital backlot techniques as Sin City.
The Spirit (United States TBA) – Director Frank Miller has announced he will shoot the film with the same techniques he and Robert Rodriguez used on Sin City.
Sin City 2 (United States 2008) – Co-directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller. Sequel to Sin City.

Hope this answer your question.

[P@t_Mtl]

To come back to the original question, most likely the shots done in The Cell taking place inside the serial killer brain were done in that fashion, thus making the look very similar too 300 or Sin City....

[rubberghost]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

To come back to the original question, most likely the shots done in The Cell taking place inside the serial killer brain were done in that fashion, thus making the look very similar too 300 or Sin City....

whatever it is, it's unique... and i like it.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by rubberghost

whatever it is, it's unique... and i like it.

its good that you do cause probably more and more film might get done this way, usualy a lot cheaper then having to built sets.

Not everyone love's it because it give's a videogame look to the movie that some might not go for.

I love 300 & Sky Captain, Sin City was so so but it was more the stories that did not really grab me then the way the movie was done.

[Giallo Biafra]

Originally Posted by rubberghost

i've never heard anyone mention the obvious visual similarities between the two. i thought they were made by the same director but they're not. is it a blatant rip off, or is there some connection?

Hey OP, have you ever heard anyone mention the obvious visual similarities between these two?

Hard Boiled (1992)

The Matrix (1999)

If not, do you think it’s a blatant rip-off or is there some connection?

“notice the fast, then slow, liquid like motion... to state the most obvious and significant similarity.”

Or what about these two?

The Great Silence (1968)

The Hateful Eight (2015)

If two films share similar techniques, and are not rip-offs then what explains it?

Here’s two more for you:

Ikarie XB 1 (1963)

2001: a space odyssey (1968)

…you know just in case you like this similarity thing whether or not it’s a blatant rip-off? And again, if not tha what explains it?

[John1701D]

OP hasn't posted in 14 years!

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by Giallo Biafra

Hey OP, have you ever heard anyone mention the obvious visual similarities between these two?

Hard Boiled (1992)

The Matrix (1999)

If not, do you think it’s a blatant rip-off or is there some connection?

“notice the fast, then slow, liquid like motion... to state the most obvious and significant similarity.”

Or what about these two?

The Great Silence (1968)

The Hateful Eight (2015)

If two films share similar techniques, and are not rip-offs then what explains it?

Here’s two more for you:

Ikarie XB 1 (1963)

2001: a space odyssey (1968)

…you know just in case you like this similarity thing whether or not it’s a blatant rip-off? And again, if not tha what explains it?

Their last post was about 13 years ago. I doubt they’re still hanging around in this forum.