Visually, I think this film is very stunning. The lighting, the costume design, the set, special effects... It gives off the impression that it has jumped right out of a graphic novel. (Which the film takes advantage of with comic panels used in helping to establish the origins of our characters, though I wish the film more like Ang Lee's Hulk movie, where the comic panels are used more so for scene transitions and just to look stylish.) There is some gore, though nothing completely over the top bloody. (Well, I didn't think so, anyway :P )
The music is constant throughout, as the title suggests. That is a bit of a nuisance to me, as I'm not the biggest fan of musicals. But then again, this is an opera. So I should've expected a lack of dialogue. The songs, though I cannot recall how they go without repeated listening, are quite good. There isn't one that stands out from the rest, but still are worth a listen outside of the film. The vocal performances I also found to be great.
Biggest problem with the film for me are the characters. Not that they were bad, but I didn't find that there was enough character development. When it seemed like they were about to, though, the film rushed straight into the next song. Then again, like I said, I don't watch many musicals, so I guess any character development was done through song. But not
I mostly enjoyed the visual aspect of this film, overall, as my review suggests. I doubt the rest of it has been helpful for anyone.
The music is constant throughout, as the title suggests. That is a bit of a nuisance to me, as I'm not the biggest fan of musicals. But then again, this is an opera. So I should've expected a lack of dialogue. The songs, though I cannot recall how they go without repeated listening, are quite good. There isn't one that stands out from the rest, but still are worth a listen outside of the film. The vocal performances I also found to be great.
Biggest problem with the film for me are the characters. Not that they were bad, but I didn't find that there was enough character development. When it seemed like they were about to, though, the film rushed straight into the next song. Then again, like I said, I don't watch many musicals, so I guess any character development was done through song. But not
I mostly enjoyed the visual aspect of this film, overall, as my review suggests. I doubt the rest of it has been helpful for anyone.