Review of The Quiet American (2002) by Octavio M — 02 Feb 2009
In a personal sense, this was the first film to make me feel like a completely different person coming out of the theatre. First off, this is a great work of art house cinema, on one level. The overall cinematic landscape of this film makes it more memorable than the charaters themselves, almost if the nation of vietnam itself is a character in itself.
Not only the landscape that made this film memorable, but the chaotic themes and images that are portrayed: the car bomb explosion in Saigon, the violence on the frontiers of the borders of the north and south vietnamese.
I like how the screen play gets into the head of Thomas Fowler with his motivation of vengenge incapsulated with his vice. Aldan Pile, the ambitious man who is eager to change the world one inocent Vietnamese at a time, starting with Phoung, which was an unexpected encounter, which ignited confilct from all sides of the frontline.
This review of The Quiet American (2002) was written by Octavio M on 02 Feb 2009.
The Quiet American has generally received very positive reviews.
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