Tin Man

Tin Man was interesting to me because of the magical aspect of it. I thought the casting was excellent, every actor from Tin Man (Cain), Raw, D.G, Glitch, and Azkadellia gave each of the well written character such life.Cinematically it was a beautiful film, even the dark sections of the O.Z. were brought to life, with the use of color, lighting, music, and even camera direction. I enjoyed the really unique way they incorporated the old with the new but still had a completely different story.

This film is about a classic tale that follows a young girl named D.G. (Zooey Deschanel) who ventures on the Old fabled Road of O.Z., prepared to fulfill her destiny, when she discovers that the evil Azkadellia (Kathleen Robertson) who is later revealed as D.G.'s older sister, has cast an oppressive spell over the Outer Zone. I have to say Azkadellia was my favorite character in this film, because she played her evil role so marvelously well, from her costume, to her voice, facial expression, body language, and to the way she displays her power of anguish, screamed out the perfect villain. D.G. enlists the aid of half-brained eccentric Glitch (Alan Cumming), kindly-but-cowardly beast Raw (Raoul Trujillo), and heartbroken former lawman Cain (Neil McDonough) in seeking out the wisdom of the fabled Mystic Man (Richard Dreyfuss) who lives at the end of the Old Road. With the future of the Outer Zone hanging in the balance, D.G. had to make some decisions, and let her heart led her to the right direction, she had an awkwardness and a such positive outlook on things, that made the audience like and relate to her.

As this adventurous group ventures down the perilous road they find themselves having a battle with Azkadellia's hideous nightmarish flying monkey bats and Azkadellia's malevolent henchmen, as they attempt to break a spell with the power to destroy them all. But before their journey was over, D.G. and her new friends discover a few things that they never even knew about themselves. The setting of this film was something I have never seen in any film I have ever watched. It was a magical and unusual plot but it was absolutely brilliant, the thought of two suns hanging out in the clear blue sky was amazing. The use of computer generated effects used to show the extent of Azkadellia power was exciting to watch, the way she literally sucked the lives out of humans was extraordinary.

I just loved color in this film, everything just popped even the dark sections of the film. Everything from lighting, camera direction, and even music moved the plot along. The shots and camera directions was always precise, always extenuating every little details in a scene, from rocks, to grass, leaves, the sky, tress, and even the direction of the wind. The sound or mood of the music always let the viewer know if there was a moment of triumph or anguish coming. So the music was always like a clue to what was going to happen in the next scene or minute. What was so surprising to me was, during the flashbacks, the pictures or scenes weren't gritty, black and white, dark, or rough, like what other films would do to show the the extent of how much time had past but this film was different, the scenes were sharp, clean, colorful, and beautiful.