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Charles de Lauzirika is a guarantee of high-quality “making of” films, as he usually charts both the development and the actual shooting and post-production phases. Vengeance is Mine is no exception, though it is not on the same level as Ridley Scott’s films, compared to which there is more verbal fluff and pseudo-deep analyses of what the filmmakers wanted to convey. Particularly noteworthy are the opening sections about the multi-year development of the screenplay, which Scott originally wanted to film before Top Gun, and the methods employed by the actual kidnappers. Skip the long segment focused on casting, as the actors just praise each other and Tony Scott’s laid-back approach. Conversely, the chapter on visual style, including a detailed analysis of the kidnapping scene, is excellent. Among other things, you will learn what Scott bases the aesthetics of his films on and why he chose to use a crank camera from 1910 in this case.
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