The Fall

Being a very visually stimulated person I tend to really lean towards movies with a very unique look about them. One of my all time favorite visual movies is The Cell. I certainly don’t watch that one for the story, though the story really isn’t half bad. But the visuals in that movie just blow so many other movies out of the water. So naturally I was ecstatic when I heard that Tarsem Singh, the director of The Cell, had a new movie out. And after a little bit of research into this mysterious figure, I discovered that he has also been responsible for some of my favorite music videos as well. Though, I was honestly surprised to see that The Fall is only his second movie.

The visuals and cinematography of The Fall is absolutely beautiful. There is no doubting that. While some of them have the same style as they did in The Cell, they aren’t nearly as dark in nature. Most of them are very minimal and desolate this time. Much of the scenery is deserts or abandoned cities. The costumes are gorgeous, with each of the 6 main characters of the story having a very unique style and look.

Unfortunately, to me, it seems that the visuals in The Fall don’t really compare to The Cell. While they are still stunning on their own, they seemed to lack a lot of the depth and grandeur of The Cell. This might come simply to personal taste though. The make-up in The Cell is a lot more detailed as well. I really don’t recall any detailed make-up in The Fall apart from one character, which wasn’t even that elaborate. There are defiantly a few stand-out scenes that gave me goose bumps though.

The story is very much a fairy tale. It is all being told by a nice, but down on his luck injured man to a very curious little girl. The little girl is absolutely adorable, and quit a good actress too. It was interesting to see how stuff going on in the real world, different people the girl interacted with, would affect the story world. Very much a “I had a dream, and you were there, and you and you!” feeling.