Mise en scène
Greetings! While, each of the senses we have, carry unfathomable spectrum of perception and associated emotions, the two that take the crown (generally), are the visual and aural. Within these two, the visual surpasses aural on most counts. This is the very basis of entertainment industry and our collective fascination of movies. However, there are a chosen few, who have taken this medium to its pinnacle, especially visually. One of such rare breed is Conrad L. Hall, ASC. And arguably one of his ultimate masterpieces, completed just before his death, (for which he got his last Oscar Academy award, posthumously,) is "Road to Perdition" Full Disclosure: I consider - every aspect of this movie, the graphic novel that inspired it, the creator of this graphic novel, Max Allan Collins, and the manga that inspired Max to pen this graphic novel, 'Lone Wolf and Cub' and the creators of this manga viz. Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima - as an endless source of awe and inspirati...