
598. Directorpiece Theatre: Constructing the Military Fantasy (Top Gun)
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The Long Lenses of Tony Scott
In 1986, every room in the San Diego hellscape was 90 degrees. Long lenses means we're compressing the visual space, right? The artistic reasons is that he's trying to create postcards. There's lots and lots of frames here where Top Gun kind of feels like the dangerous, sexy vacation you've always dreamed of.
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