My Wanda Review

Wanda is a movie that falls outside of my circle of movies that I enjoy. I enjoy more typical Hollywood films. While watching Wanda, I found it very hard to become lost in the film. I had to stop myself from drifting off and losing interest. However, this experience also made me more aware of the style of film I enjoy. The part I had trouble with was the documentary style. The film was shot in a way that goes along with the nomadic nature of the film. I kept looking for a story line to follow but never found one. Although I did find it very interesting how the film was shot in ten weeks with only a crew of four people.

Learning that the film was shot with a small crew and in a short period of time, I found myself wondering how Loden would have done things differently with more time and a larger crew. It was very interesting to learn that several scenes in the film were shots that were not planned or in the script. It seems that most directors in today’s film making do not allow the amount of freedom that Loden allowed. Loden allowed Proferes to frame and compose most of the shots. The freedom that she allowed in the making of the film carries over to the nomadic nature of the film.

Although I stated before that I did not enjoy the film, there are parts of the film that I can appreciate. I enjoyed the scene at the beginning of the movie where Wanda walks across the coal field. The scene was a loosely framed long shot, long take. The scene foreshadowed the life of Wanda. Another scene that I found to be entertaining was the scene of Wanda following Mr. Dennis. This was one scene that I found myself getting into the film. I kept asking myself if she going to make it. Also, Wanda getting stopped by the policeman made me laugh and added suspense to the scene. The scene ended perfectly. Wanda getting stopped by the cop kept her from making it to the bank and getting arrested with Mr. Dennis.

I think that there is a lot that we can learn from movies that we don’t necessary like or enjoy. The more we learn about the films we don’t identify with, the more we understand why we identify with other films.

Links
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067961/

http://www.erasingclouds.com/0915wanda.html