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Dark City (1998) - Memories of Shell Beach

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I re-watched Dark City: Director's Cut (1998)

I loved this movie when I was a kid.

A man with amnesia, who is wanted for murder, finds himself on the run from the police and a band of dark clothed men in a city of permanent night.

In March of 1999 "The Matrix" would hit theaters, conquer the box office, and define Science fiction for the new millennium. It also overshadowed the more contemplative and less action oriented Science fiction of the mid to late 1990's. Films like "Gattaca" "12 Monkeys" "Existenz" and "The City of Lost Children" are still considered classics, but "The Matrix" was a phenomenon, as it's effects were something audiences had truly never seen before.

In the middle of all this, was "Dark City". It was released a year before "The Matrix" and critics of the time considered it to be a visually striking film that blended science fiction and film noir to create an exciting and fresh experience. Maybe "Dark City" wasn't a perfect film, but it was a film which deserved to have its finer and more unique qualities recognized.

Directed by Alex Proyas', whom most people know best as the director of "The Crow", this film is a moody and atmosphere soaked mystery. It's design is gorgeously classic and dark. A grim toned 1940's aesthetic on the surface, and a cold Gothic underworld of the dead below.

It is excellently shot, which is where Proyas most excels as a director. His imagery is striking, and along with Director of Photography Dariusz Wolski and a great design team, a truly solid world is created in the film.

While it suffers from some bad ADR and a few clunky scenes, "Dark City", as a whole, is really a great piece of 1990's science fiction. My biggest complaint is the ending, in which a rather silly showdown takes place, complete with the use of "mind waves". It's an ending that feels unconnected to the rest of the film's tone.

"The Matrix" has always felt to me like a spectacular action film with science fiction elements. "Dark City" always felt like the opposite. A dark and brooding science fiction film with a few action scenes. While neither film is perfect, I think I'd rather have lived in the universe where "Dark City" was the film that influenced the future of sci-fi and blockbusters in general.

wow. that was... an experience. i got so much to say but also absolutely fucking nothing (or about 3200 words). with the focus this has on individuality, you can really tell this movie was made in the US, and if it were less earnest and worse at navigating its politics, you could really very easily read this as anti-communist. even as it is, you can very easily read this as a conservative/fascist narrative with very little interpretation or even trying that hard. this is so incredibly goofy that it just turns back around into just being cool again. why don't i hear more people talking about this, how influential was this movie because there is so much in this movie that movies that have come after it echo.

My ★★★★ review of Dark City on Letterboxd

Dark City (1998)

Director: Alex Proyas

Cinematographer: Dariusz Wolski

Happy Birthday, Richard O'Brien, the most wonderful man on earth!

Let this magnificent creature be the happiest on the entire planet! May all the gods and fate protect him, may inspiration never leave his life, and may his heart be full of warmth and joy)))

I want to tell you a little about how I got into this beautiful universe, which was created by the amazing Richard O’Brien, which appeared thanks to the phenomenon of his existence and creativity, and which literally saved my life.

I was born and raised in a country and at a time where the bulk of my generation knew absolutely nothing about his “Rocky”, and I greatly regret this. Personally, I myself watched it relatively recently, a few years ago after I found out that it was one of Freddie Mercury’s favorite films (I just went to the cinema to see “Bohemian Rhapsody”, just for fun). I really liked Rocky. When I saw Riff Raff, I thought - wow, what a colorful guy! Very much to my taste). And how he sings, what energy is in his voice when he calls light into his life in “Over at the Frankenstein place”, what willpower is to defeat the main ... villain, or hero, depending on how you look at it). But “on the wave” of Freddie, I was captivated by Frank-n-Furter performed by Tim Curry. I also thought that the film was excellent, especially considering the years of release, everything was beautiful, high quality, understandable and appropriate. In general, a living classic and style icon. However, I still wasn't a fan). I didn’t even realize the significance of Richard for this creation, looking between the lines, and almost immediately conveniently forgetting who played whom. Because immediately after this, several events happened in my life that made me forget about films, and hobbies, and in general, all kinds of entertainment, in general, not very good events.

When, after a couple of years, everything went a little back to normal, I wanted to watch something in the noir style (I like, among other things, noir, as well as gothic and a little horror, although I watch everything that is filmed, in my opinion, good, because in almost any style you can find good examples). I read good reviews for the movie "Dark City" and decided to watch it.

My God! The effect was simply amazing! The film evoked a strong reaction and response in me! I just fell in love with it, with its idea, atmosphere, scenery, characters, and most of all I was hooked by the image of Mr. Hand. I was simply hypnotized by him, he was so good! What grace, what manners, figure, but most importantly - what eyes! Expressive and deep, bright, like stars, and piercing right through you, like two daggers, and at the same time looking a little reproachfully, but understanding everything! Beautiful eyes for which you can give your soul and heart, if demanded. And his smile! It was like I saw heaven when he smiled at Emma in the pier scene, it was just incredible! It was as if the warm sun warmed me in the middle of winter, as if the brightest star in the universe had been lit... He was simply amazing)

Oh, how I wanted to develop his storyline! How I wanted a battle between him and Murdoch, and not just with Mr. Book)) Considering the grace and artistry, skill and photogenicity, colorfulness and appearance of Richard O’Brien, it would be incredible and exciting! He was simply created for such things, and I sincerely don’t understand why so few of him were filmed, including in such films, because he is simply the decoration of everyone in which he played. I think martial arts with dance elements would suit him perfectly). And how I wanted to preserve the inquisitive and most humane of the Strangers! I cried at the end of the film - from the happiness that people will gain relative freedom and the joy of seeing the light, and also from the fact that Mr. Hand died. Some will consider me crazy, and probably very naive, but in my fan version of events it seems to me that if it were not for the memories of the killer that were injected into him, Mr. Hand would still have turned out to be a person, an individual.

Be that as it may, the image of Mr. Hand turned out to be simply magnificent, “Dark City” was a gorgeous film, and I became interested in the actor who played Hand (I didn’t recognize him right away, although I saw that his face seemed familiar to me, and especially his incredible eyes). When I realized that this was the same actor who played Riff Raff in Rocky, I was simply delighted and decided to continue my acquaintance by reading more about him).

And... I disappeared! I entered his world through the back door, fell through and fell like Alice through the rabbit hole into Wonderland, and this door to Richard O’Brien’s universe was Dark City, not Rocky). It turned out to be not just an actor, not just a person, but an absolutely incredible, unimaginable, bright and brilliant personality! Divinely talented, versatile, smart, sarcastic, but at the same time very kind, very complex and deep, beautiful, sophisticated, fragile and at the same time very strong and strong-willed - and all this is one incredible person! I embarked on a journey through his universe, and this journey is still ongoing, and he never ceases to amaze me, and never disappoints me. I learn many things from him, his philosophy of life, I can understand his point of view, I like his perception of this world, I feel the energy in him that is kindred to me (no matter how arrogant it may sound, sorry).

Thanks to Richard O'Brien, I came out of a deep depression. If I may say so, he saved my soul. I am incredibly grateful to him! The fact that I discovered his world, gave my life more color, I wanted to live again. I realized that this world is not as bad as I began to think. Looking through his work, listening to songs, interviews, enjoying shows with his participation - in particular, “The Crystal Labyrinth” (in which you can see him in all his beauty, live, close and a lot) and “The Ink Thief”, I heal my heart from old and new wounds, I draw inspiration and strength - and thank him for this, thank you a thousand times! I think he will never be forgotten; I think he left a mark on this world forever. I think that with his creativity he did something very important in life for each of his fans, helped a huge number of people realize themselves, and for the whole society he showed what real freedom is, what it means to truly live for art and embody art, to be yourself and a muse for others, to be the Sun, and inspire others with your pure, positive thousand-megawatt energy! Happy Birthday to the most wonderful person in the universe! Happy Birthday Richard O'Brien!

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Dark City (1998)

Before Requiem For A Dream, Jennifer Connelly plays the partner to another male lead in a similar role she reprised a few years later. This time the lead is John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell) a man who wakes up one day in a literal dark city and struggles to remember the past while being wanted for murder. He is then the target of the "mr. people" (The Strangers) these mysterious figures who run Dark City after they have discovered that he shares the same powers as them. They are out to capture John, as he looks to escape Dark City while trying to put back together his past along with help from Dr. Schreber (Kiefer Sutherland). This is an all in one action packed, sci-fi, neo noir, mystery, thriller blended into one massive movie that works out very well. This is arguably one of the most advanced movies I've seen and its recommended you watch with subtitles on and the Director's Cut version so you don't miss anything important. The special effects are top notch, the central theme being about life and consciousness and it concludes with a "too good to be true" ending that only further propels this cult classic high up on my list. Dark City gets better like aged wine, this film is truly mesmerizing.

Ok so this is my tattoo idea (this is just a quick photoshop of it to give the artist an idea of what I want) but I can't decide if I want it on my forearm or on my inner calf. I'd greatly appreciate any ideas for the design or for where I should get this thing, thanks!

1998

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Released February 27, 1998.

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