Boy and Bicycle

I can't believe I forgot to give 'big Ridley's' short film a mention on my blog!
Unfortunately this was one Ridley Scott film that I did actually find quite boring. I thought there was very little in the way of entertainment value to keep me interested in the film -from that perspective at least. I think it would have benefited the film if it had had a shorter running time -there's only so long you can spend on a certain subject, I think.
.... 'Gladiator', it aint.
However, I think I have to agree with Charlotte in that I was impressed by how good 'Boy and Bicylce' looked. I think it's the first Black and white film I have seen that looked visually as good as many colour films. Mind you, that's what Scott's known for anyway. You could take a still from most of his films, print it, frame it and it could pass as a beautiful piece of art in its own right.
Sadly, though, this visuall aspect of the film was the only plus point for me. The camera and lighting were very impressive (as was the editing of shots). Alas, the story was just far to tedious for my taste.
I wouldn't go so far as to say I was let down by Scott's fist short film. After all, for a first short film, at that period in time, with that technology, I think it's amazing. But compared to today's standards I don't think it stands up as well as it did.