tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771477704186297739.post6431212876390787843..comments2011-05-20T16:00:22.644-07:00Comments on A Bostonian on Film: Abel: Diego Luna's poignant debutBrandonIsaacsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09181144615811842678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771477704186297739.post-58806565300572177142011-03-15T09:16:26.619-07:002011-03-15T09:16:26.619-07:00Very interesting that you compare the film to Inna...Very interesting that you compare the film to Innaritu and the Cuarons. I personally like the way it diverges from them. I found Abel to be significantly more down to earth, and (I mean this in a positive way) less cinematic. Movies like 21 Grams, Babel, and Rudo y Cursi keep you at a distance, creating a feeling that you're been shown something. What Abel does which many of its fellow Sundance films often do so well, is invite you into its world in a very unpretentious fashion. Luna's greatest accomplishment that so many first time directors have trouble with, is letting the audience love the characters and be a part of their lives (not just watch them).BrandonIsaacsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181144615811842678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771477704186297739.post-81624182028652399152011-03-15T08:42:08.969-07:002011-03-15T08:42:08.969-07:00I loved this film at Sundance, and especially enjo...I loved this film at Sundance, and especially enjoyed the characteristics of Luna's direction that seem to include him in the pantheon of great Latin American filmmakers working right now (Innaritu, both Cuarons). The comedic elements seem to enhance the effectiveness of the story's tragedies rather than subverting them, and I think the cinematography coming out of Latin America right now is incredible.Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17433854587806845648noreply@blogger.com