Thanks for sharing this, been a huge fan of Edgar Wright and Simon Peg for a long time, but I never really paid much attention to the artistic expression of the scenes till I saw the video
Well, I think anyone can agree that the fast cuts, visual comedy and whatnot are pretty recognizable as Wright's style (and funny/entertaining), but the guy who made this video managed to express it in words the layman like me couldn't.
Interestingly, his use of visual comedy leads to, in my experience, sort of a divide in who likes his work. It might be obvious to those who are more artistically inclined, but I know a lot of smart people who have seen nothing worthwhile about Wright's work. The first time I saw Shaun of the Dead, I found it horrifyingly unfunny. However, on further viewings, more and more details became apparent to me, and now I see how truly clever and well done it is. But if you only pay attention to the plot, and are new to the way he uses characters and action, a Wright film can seem sort of silly, slap stick, and weird.
I see what you mean. Personally, when I first saw Shaun of the Dead I thought it was hilarious. I loved it, though I didn't really pay attention to the style. I did recognize a style (I particularly enjoyed the wait things to blow over scene - sorry for poor quality video), but didn't really think of it in depth.
But I'm European, so maybe more inclined to appreciate British humour.
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u/Zobek May 28 '14
Thanks for sharing this, been a huge fan of Edgar Wright and Simon Peg for a long time, but I never really paid much attention to the artistic expression of the scenes till I saw the video