In our series ‘Low Budget DIY movies’: the Belgian directors/actors Cédric Rossignol and Sam De Martelaere have made The Matrix: The Beginning: a prequel to the Matrix Trilogy. They wrote the script in2 days, shot the movie in 8 days, probably a couple of days post-production. The result is – all considered – amusing.
Some remarks:
- soundtracks rule. Without music, this would have been amateuristic. With it, … never mind.
- the dialogues are a splendid example of Flenglish, i.e. English with a heavy Flemish accent. (further examples: beuk.tk and lumberjack.be)
- the ‘bullet time’ scenes are really well done.
- the actors/directors/producers are all quite young (the lead actress is 15 yrs old?)
- the fight choreographies are funny, certainly when Rossignol, the blond guy, who probably is not much into sports except the ones that involve a force-feedback controller, starts his Neo routine.
- there’s a thin line between slow-motion and just moving slowly.
Visit their site: Cesam Productions
(via VolkomenK*t)
[Listening to: “Maceo The Macks – Soul Power 7” – Maceo – 100% Funk]