The narrative revolves around an undramatic friendship/companionship between the smart 19-year old Casey and middle-aged Korean guy Jin. It’s set in Columbus, Indiana, a mid-western American town known as the ‘Mecca of Modernist Architecture’. (By Lakshya Datta)įorm plays a more dominant part than content in Kogonada’s surprisingly great debut feature Columbus. And the best part is - this story about a young man who reluctantly drives criminals to and from their ‘work’ - is so entertaining that you don’t even notice that within the first five minutes, you’re tapping your feet, and you don’t stop until the credits roll.

That means every shot, every take, every turn, every brake, every single frame was made to fit the music accompanying it. Wright filmed - to meticulous detail - his entire film (which took him about 22 years to put together, nbd) to music. Most filmmakers make the movie first, then edit it, and then at the end, hand it over to a composer to add the background score.

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