{"id":8449,"date":"2010-08-13T12:14:21","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T19:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviesharkdeblore.com\/site\/?p=8449"},"modified":"2014-10-23T10:20:49","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T17:20:49","slug":"the-burning-plain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/reviews\/the-burning-plain\/","title":{"rendered":"THE BURNING PLAIN"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: debbie lynn elias<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charlize Theron: Oscar Winner.\u00a0 Kim Basinger: Oscar Winner.\u00a0 Guillermo Arriaga: Golden Globe Winner and Oscar Nominee.\u00a0 Robert Elswit: Oscar Winner.\u00a0 John Toll: Double Oscar Winner.\u00a0 It is the collaborative effort of these great talents and more, that bring emotion, depth, intrigue and life to Guillermo Arriaga\u2019s latest story of love and redemption.\u00a0 Probably best known as the Oscar nominated screenwriter of \u201cBabel\u201d, \u201c21 Grams\u201d and \u201cThe Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada\u201d, Arriaga now steps behind the camera to direct THE BURNING PLAIN, which I believe, is his most powerfully heartfelt and dramatic work to date.<\/p>\n

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Sylvia is an interesting woman.\u00a0 Strong, efficient and personable in her duties as a high end restaurant manager, her personal life is anything but.\u00a0 Somber, brooding, disconnected, disinterested and emotionless, the grey Oregon seacoast where she lives and works seems to mimic Sylvia\u2019s emotions.\u00a0 As the thunderous waves crash into the rocks below the restaurant, so do thunderous waves of hidden emotion swell within the rock solid veneer of Sylvia.\u00a0 Sleeping with any man that asks and trying to sleep with any man she sees, Sylvia\u2019s only hint of emotion is through self-inflicted mutilation of cutting.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, in the beauteous New Mexican desert, Robert and Gina seem to have it all.\u00a0 A happy home.\u00a0 A loving family.\u00a0 A good life.\u00a0 But do they?\u00a0\u00a0 Oblivious to all but for her teenaged daughter Mariana, Gina is lifeless and emotionless.\u00a0 She is unhappy, insecure and afraid, merely going through the daily motions.\u00a0 A cancer survivor following a mastectomy, Gina now doubts her worth, believing herself scarred for life.\u00a0 But that was before meeting Nick.\u00a0 A rugged, handsome, makes you go-weak-in-the-knees Mexican immigrant, something in Gina clicked on when she met Nick and it is only through their passionate affair and torrid sex that she feels alive, loved and happy.<\/p>\n

But, Gina\u2019s happiness is short lived when a trailer explosion takes both her life and Nick\u2019s, leaving their families to grieve and Mariana, and Nick\u2019s son, Santiago, to discover the connection between their two families and why.<\/p>\n

Maria is a beautiful, determined and serious little girl.\u00a0 Her father is the love of her life and she, his.\u00a0 A crop duster, they dream of adventures together, of soaring through the clouds like the birds; free and unfettered.\u00a0 But all that changes when his plane crashes and he is critically injured, forcing Maria to travel to the United States with their best friend Carlos for help from a most unexpected source.\"2009-09-19_193202\"<\/p>\n

Turning our focus to acting, let\u2019s start with Jennifer Lawrence whom Arriaga knew on day one of casting that this was his Mariana.\u00a0 \u201cI had not a single doubt.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 This is the actress of this generation to be on the lookout for.\u00a0 She is explosive. As Lawrence did with the character of Agnes in Lori Petty\u2019s \u201cThe Poker House\u201d, Lawrence\u2019s first starring film role, here as Mariana she is strong and strong willed, again caring for her siblings, for the most part running a household, being responsible, loving her mother but knowing mom has serious issues, and have an internal fortitude and determination that dominates the screen.\u00a0\u00a0 Lawrence has an indelible screen presence with an intensity that is riveting. As Mariana, she is again on the cusp of adult material but still retains a childlike naivete that is so endearing. She is stellar.<\/p>\n

Joaquim de Almeida has been one of my faves since I first saw him in “Clear and Present Danger.” Handsome. Sexy, Suave. Dark and mysterious. As Nick, he is no different.\u00a0 Yet here, he brings a sense of comfort and ease to the character and to the film.\u00a0 There is no question in my mind why the character of Gina, would hook up with him.\u00a0 Actually, no question in my mind why any woman would have an affair with him. (Although a deficiency in the script is that we never find out HOW these two people from two different worlds did hook up.)\"2009-09-19_193218\"<\/p>\n

I have to say that Kim Basinger improves with age.\u00a0 She has fallen comfortably into roles of motherhood and wears them well, bringing physical and emotional nuances that make or break the character.\u00a0 Here, she makes the character of Gina with this constant nervousness, wringing of the hands and fidgeting, that but for Mariana, her husband and family are oblivious to.\u00a0 One look at Basinger’s face throughout the film screamed “guilty” of something but no one picked up on it, which only adds to the desperation of the character who ends up in another man’s arms because of being overlooked and neglected by the whole family. It felt as if she wasn’t even a part of the family; more of a shadow or ghost.\u00a0\u00a0 Beautiful performance.\"2009-09-19_193238\"<\/p>\n

And then we have Charlize Theron\u2019s Sylvia, a loner with a lot of psychological issues going on.\u00a0 Theron’s Sylvia walked tall, held her shoulders back, walked with pride and confidence but then on the turn of a dime, could cry and beg a man to love her.\u00a0 When she starts with the self-inflicting of cuts with a rock, I immediately began thinking of Maria Bello in \u201cDownloading Nancy\u201d, who I kept envisioning as being interchangeable with Theron in this role of Sylvia; that is until all the pieces of the puzzle came together when that thunderous emotion within the character exploded on screen.\u00a0\u00a0 Could we find Theron in Oscar contention this year for this role?\u00a0 Quite possibly.\u00a0 And as for future work with Arriaga?\u00a0 According to Arriaga, \u201cMartin Scorsese has Leonardo DiCaprio.\u00a0 I would like to have Charlize Theron.\u201d<\/p>\n

Great supporting additions to the cast are\u00a0 Robin Tunney, Brett Cullen and John Corbett (who is really a throw away character and a waste of his talent and good looks).\u00a0\"2009-09-19_193254\"<\/p>\n

Written and directed by Guillermo Arriaga, there is an elegant intricacy of the interweaving of the three storylines, something that was retained from writing to filming.\u00a0\u00a0 Using solitude and the elements of nature as tools to propel the story, Arriaga gives the complexities of life a simplicity in the grand scheme of cosmos.\u00a0\u00a0 To every thing there is a season.\u00a0 Although there are several instances that seem incomplete or questionable within the story, periods of quiet observation give way to appreciation of symbolism which is replete within the film.\u00a0 Drawing on his own life and that of those around him, characters are named for his family members (Gina is named for his wife, Maria and Mariana for daughters and Santiago for his son) and certain traits are infused in his characters.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A key dynamic in this story is the mother-daughter\/father-son relationships which are so natural, such effortless beauty, bearing truths not often seen.\u00a0\u00a0 A cultural professor who has been teaching for many years, Arriaga has \u201calways told [my] students, never try to be profound.\u00a0 And that\u2019s how I write.\u00a0 I just wanted to tell the story.\u00a0\u00a0 I just let the story go.\u00a0 Humans, we are very fragile species.\u00a0 We need love.\u00a0 We need interaction.\u00a0 We need the other person [in order] to be ourselves.\u00a0 That\u2019s what I want to portray in this movie.\u00a0\u00a0 How we must depend on the other to be who we are.\u00a0 Our identity is greater than the people that surround us.\u201d\"2009-09-19_193333\"<\/p>\n

Stepping behind the camera for the first time, the very first day of shooting on set Arriaga \u201cwas amazed that I wasn\u2019t nervous.\u00a0 I was confused the first 15 minutes.\u00a0 I\u2019ve never worked with anyone [on this film ] before except Philip Hardage, the 1st<\/sup> AD who worked with us in the \u2018Three Burials.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0 But that\u2019s it.\u00a0 After 15 minutes.\u00a0 That was it.\u00a0 I was fine.\u00a0 Having Bob [Elswit] and the producers I have, my 1st<\/sup> Ad, my script supervisor, we very quickly have a family.\u00a0 I felt protected. And something I did from the very beginning is I warned that they will be punished if they say this is my film.\u00a0 We always refer to this as out film and I still refer to it as our film.\u00a0 I think it\u2019s a work of all of us and I was very happy to work with this team.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Only having to rewrite one scene during filming, Arriaga was quick on his feet and adapted to the rigors of directing.\u00a0 In one instance, being short on time, Arriaga was warned that \u201cThis is the longest scene.\u00a0 So there was a moment when I sat down and said I\u2019m going to cut it.\u00a0 So I cut filming then.\u00a0 And it worked.\u00a0 But that\u2019s the pressure of the time that pushed me to make decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you are looking for excellence in a film, look no further than the cinematography of Robert Elswit who lensed and lit the New Mexico segments, and John Toll, whom Elswit called in to finish the film for the Portland segments when he was called to another project. So influential to the points of view within the story, their work is STUNNING.\u00a0 The color and lighting differentials between the Southwest segments and the Northwest are not only distinctive, but celebratory in their own rights and critical to the individual stories.\u00a0 While Mariana and Santiago are teens, there is sun, there is light, there is joy for them and their families (even after the parental deaths). There is a purity and beauty in those desert scenes that Elswit captures exquisitely; a clarity of seeing miles and miles, much like seeing into the future. Then there\u2019s the contrast of Oregon with the grey, overcast, clouded and obscure as is reflected in Toll’s work.\u00a0 Both of these men deserve Oscar recognition for cinematography for THE BURNING PLAIN, which is beauteous to watch and, in this case, is actually as a much a character in the film as each of the actors.\u00a0\u00a0\"2009-09-19_193402\"<\/p>\n

Long wanting to work with Elswit, Arriaga believes him to be \u201cone of the great masters in cinema.\u201d\u00a0 What Arriaga found \u201camazing\u201d about Elswit is that at their first meeting \u201che never ever mentioned cameras, lenses.\u00a0 He wanted to talk about the story.\u201d\u00a0 Unfortunately, Elswit had to go film another project midway through shooting but assured Arriaga, \u201cDon\u2019t worry.\u00a0 John Toll is coming.\u00a0 So, I have two of the greatest DPs of all time.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Arriaga, \u201cThis film is based on the four elements.\u00a0 Each one of the three has to do with one of the elements.\u00a0 We wanted to respect that feeling that the landscape was going to be a character in the film.\u00a0 So, we would never do a camera that would obstruct the story because we would like the human beings to be the main reason of the frame.\u00a0 That\u2019s what guided us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Further complimenting the work of Elswit and Roll Toll is Craig Wood\u2019s editing.\u00a0 Critical to this story, Wood melds worlds together with a fluidity and ease.\"2009-09-19_193417\"<\/p>\n

In addition to acting, Theron has successfully made the transition into the role of executive producer with this, her second production.\u00a0 In contrast to many executive producers who are more titular, Theron is hands on from start to finish and it shows in the final product.\u00a0 \u201cAt the end of the day I don\u2019t really compartmentalize the job.\u00a0 From the first day I walked onto a set, there has always been a fascination that I have had with making a film.\u00a0 There is something about that circus life that I really love.\u00a0 And there\u2019s a also a business side of me that is really fascinated how this industry really functions and survives as a business.\u00a0 And how you can, as efficiently as possible, make a film.\u00a0 Once I\u2019m on set, I\u2019ll make a sandwich [if needed].\u00a0 I don\u2019t care.\u00a0 That\u2019s kind of the environment that filmmaking needs to be, for me, anyway.\u00a0 Everybody\u2019s in the same boat and at the end of the day you\u2019re just trying to do what you need to do or can do to make the best film that you possibly can.\u00a0 And then knock on wood.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Echoing Theron\u2019s sentiments are Arriaga and Lawrence who both continually refer to THE BURNING PLAIN as \u201cour film\u201d and a \u201ccollaboration.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 The camaraderie and sense of community and unity with this team is inspiring.\"2009-09-19_193432\"<\/p>\n

A calculated intensity.\u00a0 High polish.\u00a0\u00a0 Exquisite cinematography.\u00a0 An interesting story with an extremely well done interlacing of “chapters” and characters.\u00a0\u00a0 I look forward to seeing what Arriaga does in the future.\u00a0 He is a director to watch in the coming years<\/p>\n

For now, watch Guillermo Arriaga weave his magic with THE BURNING PLAIN remembering\u00a0 \u201cno matter how far you go into the abyss, there is always hope.\u201d\"2009-09-19_193318\"<\/p>\n

Sylvia – Charlize Theron<\/p>\n

Mariana – Jennifer Lawrence<\/p>\n

Gina – Kim Basinger<\/p>\n

Nick – Joaquim de Almeida<\/p>\n

Robert – Brett Cullen<\/p>\n

Santiago – JD Pardo<\/p>\n

Written and Directed by Guillermo Arriaga<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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