Man on Fire

Recently, I bought the DVD Man on Fire. When I first saw this movie I was simply stunned at the amount of artistic value contained in the film. The camera was incredible, intricate and gave a grungy feel to the whole movie with high contrast shots. When the main character, was intoxicated and emotional, the camera jumped shots and scenarios incredibly fast, giving the viewer the same type of confused and distorted feeling that he experienced. Not only did the film incorporate an intricate and raw storyline, it included just the right amount of action which kept you on your toes. Some scenes were very graphic, including a man getting his fingers chopped off, a man being blown up via a bomb planted in his rectum, and another man having his hand half blown off by a shotgun. All these images however contributed to the enraged feeling of the main character at the loss of a little girl whom he loved and had shown him that he could live. Many films today have lost the meaning behind violence, violence and gore have now taken a central role in what a movie is about. It's all about who can think of the most deranged way to kill someone in a film because it will cause audiences to react and thereby selling more tickets.