 | Watch Ashes of Eden (2014) putlocker megavideo megashare full movie Rating: 5.5 |
| Storyline An "Urban American Graffiti" tale of choices, consequences, redemption and faith all woven into a gritty framework of tested relationships. | |
| Plot Keywords: faith, police, hispanic, latino | |
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There are so many things wrong with this movie it is hard to know where to begin. A poorly written script, bad casting choices, and sub-par acting are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes the crappy things about this movie. But being a still photographer and a DP as well, I will key in on, what was for me, the worst part of Ashes of Eden. To begin with, the scenes are set up like a sitcom. We are often given the stock shot of the building, just to reinforce to the viewer where the scene will take place, which is incredibly cheesy and just plain awful. Granted, they felt that they needed to do this in certain cases, because the main scene was clearly not filmed where it was supposed to take place. Case in point, early on there is a scene in a church. The scene is not filmed in a church. It doesn't even look anything like a church. It looks more like a meeting room at a local hotel. So we get the obligatory opening shot of the exterior of some random church. Opening exterior shots of a church or a school do not add anything to the story and often point out, rather blatantly, that this is a very cheaply done movie. However much the stock shots detract from the movie, they are eclipsed by the horrendous camera work and lighting. The choice of camera shots shows little regard for the development of the story. The camera is often set up in the most bland and uninspired way. The cuts between shots are usually harsh and arbitrary, and they highlight the poor editing choices that comprise a scene. But by far the worst aspect of all of this is the lighting. Everything is lit completely flat. The scenes lack depth or any sort of understanding about the use of darkness and light to enhance the story. This gives the movie a sitcom or commercial look, in which everything in the scene is evenly lit. It would not surprise me to find that the DP has been primarily working in the commercial field. Couple these camera problems to a weak story and actors who are not age appropriate, you have to recipe for a extremely lackluster movie
ReplyDeleteI wanted to like this movie, but I just couldn't. I am all from promoting locally made movies, but this one is so hard to watch I just can't, in good conscience, recommend it. The story is predictable and weak. The acting leaves a lot to be desired. The whole thing seems sort of haphazardly assembled without any real thought. Worst of all it is so obvious that they didn't have much money to shoot it. So everything looks like it was filmed in the nearest spare room they could find. (That gives it the look of a cheap porno movie where they try to make you believe that the action takes place in a real school or a bar) The acting is stiff and completely unbelievable, which is due in part to casting quite a few "twenty somethings" as teenagers.
ReplyDeleteAs I write this there are 32 "ten" votes for this movie on the IMDb page. Really? Ten? Is this a perfect movie? Of course not. Obviously the friends and family of this locally made film are trying to inject a very strong positive spin on it. I am sure they mean well. However, they are not really helping things at all.They need to be far more objective and truthful, even if it hurts. This movie needs a lot of work. The acting is overall weak, and in some parts, atrocious. The story is thin and predictable. And, more importantly, they certainly didn't haver much money to shoot this, which is readily apparent in just about every scene. It has potential, but you have to look very hard to see that. I came away from this with a feeling that things were rushed and the budget was far below what it should have been.
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