Review of Mank (2020) by Olivierpiel — 06 Dec 2020
This film summarizes the demise of Hollywood and why its vision of cinema as "telling a story in pictures" was wrong all along. And why Fincher is the most overrated filmmaker of his generation.
The greatness of Citizen Kane has far less to do with Mank's script than Orson Welles'ingenuous use of the camera. As such, Welles was the only American who was European in its artistry whereas all the Europeans used by MGM and Co had sold their soul for that Faustian bargain.
We just don't need to put it on a negative. We know this already! Cinema is "sculpting time", not telling a story.
This review of Mank (2020) was written by Olivierpiel on 06 Dec 2020.
Mank has generally received positive reviews.
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