Zodiac
He’s still incredibly cute though (and he does play the kind of character who has to be defined by “cute” in this movie). Basically, the two reasons for us to watch Zodiac were Jake Gyllenhaal and David Fincher. Therefore, our expectations were quite high too, even though we didn’t know what the movie was about at all: Because of Jake Gyllenhaal, the whole thing had to be meaningful, and because of David Fincher, it had to be suspenseful. In the end, it was neither meaningful nor truly suspenseful (at least if you compare it to “Seven”, for instance). And the end, which actually didn’t say anything at all, was a little bit disappointing. (For some reason, I have expected some shocking revelation, just like Fincher’s other movies. Hm.) So what was good about Zodiac?
First, the fact that we went to the cinema multiplied the enjoyment of watching Zodiac by 10. When you go to bigger cinemas, there are always those “That’s what cinemas are for” ads and I can only say: It’s so true. You don’t go to movie theatres just to watch a movie, you go there to enjoy the feel of it. It’s the impressive sound, the great image and last but not least, the people you go with and the others who are there. It’s especially a great experience to hear the whole auditorium laughing. (Of course, there are always those annoying people who tell you to shut up even though the opening credits haven’t even finished.) Not to forget that going to the movies for a date is much difficult than going home and watching something on TV or even on the computer. In our case, we spent an hour at Burger King afterwards, which was delightful too. *~*
Then, of course, the movie was incredibly well executed: Direction, cinematography, backgrounds… the movie looked really good. Next are the little details and the dialogues which we thought were quite witty. My personal favourite are the “I am not Paul Avery” buttons *hrr* Maybe this movie really is only something for people who enjoy the atmosphere of a movie, not caring that much about whether the story really makes a point. Or for people who are Jake Gyllenhaal fangirls, like me.