NATURALISM AND VISUAL STORYTELLING DETAIL Let me break down (Rather long-windedly) a few of the things that I feel make the movie so brilliant.

I may seem hyperbolic, but I am only being honest here. The movie is such a masterpiece because it is the convergence of perfect technical construction, performance, theme, writing, and presentation. This film is the perfect combination of artistic craft and personal emotion, of pathos and logos. But what causes the impact that this film has? Well frankly, it is everything. It has instantly become one of my all-time favorites. I have seen it 6times at this point, and each viewing has enhanced my appreciation of the film. Ever since I have seen it in late 2017, this film has stuck with me. One could drop the dialog from the movie entirely and only uses the shots and John Williams' music and get the story across, from the beginning scene of Sammy's looking up at his parents and then them coming down into frame but separate to the incredible scene where Sammy discovers the emotional affair, all of this is communicated with just visuals making for some of the best storytelling of 2022.Call Me By Your Name is, for me, THE most impactful and beautiful piece of naturalistic film-making I have seen in recent years, if not ever. Yet the other is the use of visuals alone to communicate the story.

The most obvious is recreating many shots of Spielberg's old movies he made as a kid, which is a difficult task for a professional to make their work look crude. Yet the greatest trick of The Fabelmans is how the duo goes back to old 8mm techniques that a young Spielberg would have used as a kid. Kamiński implements many of the techniques he has perfected over his time with the director, fittingly using them to tell what is essentially the origin story for a young Steven Spielberg. The Fabelmansis the 20th collaboration between Steven Spielberg and cinematographer Janusz Kamiński, and despite all these years, the two are still able to make some of the best work in their career.

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