The Fly by Olly Williams
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After viewing 'The Fly' twice, I overall like the film a lot. It delivers a fast and frantic story, as well as a relatively engaging protagonist and an entertaining structure. The film is solely set in the car of the driver (played by Jack Doolan), parked at the exterior of a bank his follow heist-members are robbing. The scenes are constantly cross-cut, between the hilarity of the drivers encounter with the fly and the panic inside the bank, only heard through muffled shouts coming form inside. We do not see the robbery, and by doing as such the film creates a comic tone while staying on a small budget and not having to choreograph an entire heist sequence. The camera work is mostly steady, maintaining a fairly regular medium shot and uses shots form the exterior of the car when the driver freaks out to show how small the issue truly is and how ridiculous he looks to a spectator. The editing is generally fast, with the title almost looking like that of an old horror film- really needing to come with an epilepsy warning- but in contrast to 'Blue Song', music is nearly non-existent with this film which at first concentrates on the tense atmosphere of being a getaway driver. However it quickly transfers to hilarity with Doolan delivering a frantic and over-reactive performance that is both frantic and impulsive. There is nearly no dialogue, which accentuates the final image, as the three robbers leave the bank looking dejected, beat-up and disappointed. The narrative is simplistic, setting up a simple conflict between the driver and the fly, shaping it up to be a larger problem than the heist itself.
After viewing 'The Fly' twice, I overall like the film a lot. It delivers a fast and frantic story, as well as a relatively engaging protagonist and an entertaining structure. The film is solely set in the car of the driver (played by Jack Doolan), parked at the exterior of a bank his follow heist-members are robbing. The scenes are constantly cross-cut, between the hilarity of the drivers encounter with the fly and the panic inside the bank, only heard through muffled shouts coming form inside. We do not see the robbery, and by doing as such the film creates a comic tone while staying on a small budget and not having to choreograph an entire heist sequence. The camera work is mostly steady, maintaining a fairly regular medium shot and uses shots form the exterior of the car when the driver freaks out to show how small the issue truly is and how ridiculous he looks to a spectator. The editing is generally fast, with the title almost looking like that of an old horror film- really needing to come with an epilepsy warning- but in contrast to 'Blue Song', music is nearly non-existent with this film which at first concentrates on the tense atmosphere of being a getaway driver. However it quickly transfers to hilarity with Doolan delivering a frantic and over-reactive performance that is both frantic and impulsive. There is nearly no dialogue, which accentuates the final image, as the three robbers leave the bank looking dejected, beat-up and disappointed. The narrative is simplistic, setting up a simple conflict between the driver and the fly, shaping it up to be a larger problem than the heist itself.
Sounds like you enjoyed the comedic elements of this short.
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