Paul Langton

Paul Langton

  • Born: 1913-4-17
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  • Extended Reading
    • Dina 2022-06-21 13:10:08

      Micro and macro, the debate between small and big

      As a special effect film, from today's point of view, there are many flaws, some scenes of reducing people are too fake, and the proportion of reducing people and surrounding things is not completely coordinated.

      But the overall flaws of the film are not concealed, it tells a good story, and the...

    • Misty 2022-06-21 21:23:18

      Think back

      In this era of sci-fi special effects, let's go back to thinking.

      In the face of those disasters, we all need to do this, we need to examine our own existence, we need to think about the meaning of life, and we need to find the courage to face setbacks.

      Look at The Matrix, Inception... I can't tell...

    • Wendy 2022-06-21 14:43:02

      Totally unexpected anti-genre surprise! It combines elements of nuclear horror and science fiction, middle-class identity anxiety, the collapse of patriarchy, and philosophical thinking that points to the universe and human beings. Abandoning the routine was very thorough. After injecting the antidote, he thought that Scott would turn into a giant. His wife went into the basement and thought that he would meet again. It is a very realistic portrayal. The fate of despair comes for no reason and there is no miracle. The individual who is hit is unable to change the objective, and can only accept it subjectively and finally enjoy it - in this sense, the degree of horror is full. The transition from civilized society to savage survival is ingenious and natural, and the connection between the two is exquisite. The props are also quite realistic, and the scale and special effects are somewhat inconsistent, but considering the times, there is only admiration left. Ps. OW did not find a cameo.

    • Karina 2022-06-21 23:17:19

      Four and a half stars, not only reflecting the nuclear fear of the 1950s, but also with a strong philosophical flavor. As the protagonist changes in size, so does his patriarchal relationship with his wife. From chasing the house cat to surviving in the basement, the special effects are very realistic. The narration in the final scene elevates a B-grade sci-fi film to the status of an art film. When man shrinks to a certain proportion, human beings are no longer the same kind, and he can think about problems in the macroscopic view of the universe.

    The Incredible Shrinking Man quotes

    • Scott Carey: The cellar stretched before me like some vast primeval plain, empty of life, littered with the relics of a vanished race. No desert island castaway ever faced so bleak a prospect.

    • Scott Carey: A strange calm possessed me. I thought more clearly than I had ever thought before - as if my mind were bathed in a brilliant light. I recognized that part of my illness was rooted in hunger, and I remembered the food on the shelf, the cake thredded with spider web. I no longer felt hatred for the spider. Like myself it struggled blindly for the means to live.