Thought today deserved a lighter touch. As I’ve said here, I’ve always been a big fan of the movies, enjoying most aspects of the crafting of them from their direction to the cinematography of the films to the acting that takes place. One aspect that I’ve always enjoyed is the movie trailer, a condensed version of the film that gives a preview of the film without really giving away the entire story. Well, ideally. There is a real art and rhythm to the best movie trailers that really jumpstarts a movie to life, sometimes coming off far better than the actual film.
The modern movie trailer has become a different sort of animal than the older trailers that used to more gently promote the film with a genial sort of hyperbole. Today’s movie trailers are often way over the top, with volume turned up to eleven (for you Spinal Tap fans out there) and enough fast paced scene changes to induce epileptic seizures. I’m not so much a fan of these.
After this years Oscar awards, comic Jimmy Kimmel had a special version of his late-night talk show and on it he unveiled the trailer for his film, MOVIE: The Movie. It combines every modern stereotypical movie genres into one gargantuan film that feature the willing participation of some of filmdom’s biggest stars such as Meryl Streep, George Clooney and Tom Hanks, to name just a few. Oh, and Matt Damon, as shown at the top here.
Anyway, if you enjoy movie trailers, you might get a chuckle from this epic (?) production.
Redtree Times 