REVIEW “It is you… always was…”: A Brilliant Message from a First Time Director
Shahriar Kabir
Abstract
Transcendence (2014)
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Wally Pfister
Screenwriter: Jack Paglen
Cinematography: Jess Hall
Music: Mychael Danna
Cast: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Paul Bettany, Clifton
Collins Jr., Morgan Freeman
Runtime: 119 Minutes
Transcendence is Wally Pfister’s first project as a director. He has worked with several renowned directors, and his ingenuity lies in cinematography. Unfortunately, critics are much interested in Pfister’s being a cinematographer-turned-into-director. Most of the reviews are misleadingly reflective of the mediocrity of this film. Primarily, some of the critics are overwhelmed with the directorial flaws (see Phelan, 2014, & Clarke, 2014 etc.). In addition, other groups of critics are concerned with Johnny Depp’s idiosyncratic (to some extent odd) onscreen presence (see Baillie, 2014).
Keywords
Review, Time Director
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# Shahriar Kabir is Lecturer in the Department of English, Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Email: shahriar_xclusive@hotmail.com