Moon Blu-ray Review
Sam Rockwell is Sam Rockwell in Sam Rockwell: The Movie.
You can’t talk about the presentation of this film without giving a mention to the production design. Rather than plumping for the now fairly standard CG-driven approach, Jones and his team opted to hark back to the glory days of sci-fi, making extensive use of models for many of the special effects and exterior shots throughout the film.
Being rather sceptical of the movie industry’s current trend for over-use of CGI, I found myself to be a huge fan of this approach. The models, expertly constructed and superbly shot and lit, possess a solidity often lacking from common-or-garden CG creations. ‘Moon’ benefits hugely from this retro style, which is repeated in the minimalist set design, complementing the films bleak, isolated feel perfectly.
Where CG is used, it’s used in the best possible way – subtly, so that we don’t even notice. The best example of this is in the compositing of Sam Rockwell’s dual performances, as he often appears on screen in both incarnations simultaneously, interacting seamlessly with his alter ego.
Looking at the transfer, it’s crisp and clear with minimal grain and, all-important for a sci-fi movie, some nice crunchy blacks. The level of detail is excellent, with the moon’s bleak landscapes and Rockwell’s multi-faceted performance superbly rendered. Presented for us in 2.40:1 aspect ratio, it’s a hair’s breadth away from the original.
A great job all round.
Sam Rockwell does his patented Sam Rockwell pose.
VIBRATION:
Vibrations-wise, ‘Moon’ comes up trumps again, with a 5.1 DTS-HD track to rival many of its higher-budgeted rivals.
Effects are used subtly throughout, and silence is employed often to emphasise the sense of loneliness felt by our main character. It’s all quite understated, which is obviously very much in keeping with the style of this film. However, when the soundtrack does have stuff to do, such as during the ‘harvester crash’ scene, it reveals itself to be a well thought out, well mixed effort.
Just as understated is Clint Mansell’s haunting score. Written largely for piano, it sets the mood of the film extremely well.
So, all in all, it’s a solid, subtle and entirely suitable set of vibrations. Two thumbs up.
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“It seems to me that what we have here is a science fiction movie.”
Umm…no kidding! What was your first clue?