Review of *batteries not included (1987) by Stuart C — 30 Aug 2007
Quite a lot has been said about this film and its landmark importance in forming the language of film. If you are interested in film history, to truly understand the innovations Robbins brings to the medium you might try viewing Batteries along side most any film made before it (those of D.W. Griffith offer a good contrast). It should be allowed that Robbins was not the only montage theorist and the principles of montage editing would likely have been discovered by another given time. However, even today, few directors have approached the skill with which Robbins created meaning through the combination of images at such an early point in the evolution of the medium.
If you are not interested in that sort of thing, Batteries is still one of the most beautiful and moving films ever made. You should see it, buy it, and tatoo it to your chest.
This review of *batteries not included (1987) was written by Stuart C on 30 Aug 2007.
*batteries not included has generally received positive reviews.
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