Anyone else find this distracting? I know it's a trademark of the director but not a fan of it.
shareTo me it looks like they are looking a few degrees to the side of the camera, but my eyes may be wonky.
I re-watched this recently and don't remember any particular shots like that so I guess the answer is no. When I do noticed in other films I think it can work once or twice but after that it gets irritating because it takes me out of the film.
shareOliver Hardy was great at it.
shareIndeed. You might want to check out this short and very well made video essay on exactly that topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V-k-p4wzxg&ab_channel=EveryFrameaPainting
shareNow that was interesting, thank you! ♥
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