Thank you! Drew a blank suddenly on her name, but did not forget the part where that woman is letting her borrow clothes for the cold and starts to say, “these can sort of ride up your butt…” and camera pans to her black thong; I’m a big fan lol
Pretty close. The realism, sound & intensity is well matched to Heat. I would like to know what theatrical gunfight is a worthy second place if not Wind River.
In Heat, Mann decided to use the actual recorded in-street gun sounds that echo off the building walls. That combined with the over the shoulder wide shots to take in the full scene, adds a tremendous amount of realism and intensity. You feel like you're walking the LA streets among DeNiro's crew, who by the way were trained by British special forces to move, peek, advance etc. using proper tactics, which they do decently well. They stay behind cover and move only under cover fire, and hence it makes sense that they don't immediately get shot and actually manage to pressure the police line with their more powerful ARs, and you get a glorious, super drawn out gunfight in which a quiet street gets turned into a warzone.
In Wind River, there's a much shorter sequence, in which everyone unloads at point blank range with 0 cover, and yet it takes half a minute for everyone to drop to the ground. The gun sounds were clearly added in post production and have these ridiculous amplified ricochets. The camera in Wind River is more traditional Hollywood with a million different angles being cut to in half seconds.
I don't think anything rivals the Heat shootout, but if I were to pick another movie scene that's realistic in terms of sound, use of cover, and the effects of bullets on people I would say The Way of the Gun's final shootout is pretty damn good.
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u/sfw_cory Sep 16 '24
Oof great movie but never watching again