I really liked hearing this other side to him it turns out that behind the all-black facade lies a covert romantic – hashtag exposed, mate. The two tracks that I particularly fell in love with were Stuck on the Puzzle and Piledriver Waltz, both of which, with their dreamy consonant vibes, posed somewhat radical acoustic disparity to the fast paced grit of Turner’s usual music. The soundtrack is crooned throughout the scenes by none other than Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys – who would’ve thought that leather-clad Turner would come up with something as soppy such docile harmonies and lyrical sensitivity? I don’t know, but I like it. What initially attracted me to the film, aside from the stunning film stills on Tumblr, was that the songs in Submarine were executed by one of my favourite people in the music industry. In the film, Oliver traces his courtship with pyromaniac Jordana Bevan, and his attempts to preserve his parents’ relationship, with the arrival of his mother’s ex. Submarine is Richard Ayoade’s first directorial film (a debut, if you will), and I think it’s a pretty good ‘un. Submarine (2010) relates the coming of age of hilarious, thoughtful and self-absorbed Oliver Tate – a 15-year-old boy from Wales. P.This is my first film review on this blog it’s on Richard Ayoade’s Submarine. ![]() It isn’t long at all, and the story isn’t complex, some things Oliver says make me question what is he going on about, but that’s whats weirdly funny about Oliver. The comedy from the lesser characters, but even Oliver is likeable, however odd the boy is. (As I am looking for to his next work The Double) Some of the shots are wonderful, including that bedroom breakup scene, the music is on point (Thanks to Alex Turner) for the time period giving it a sense of being in the eighties, but the storyline and characters make it what it is. ![]() As it’s a directorial debut of Ayoade, it’s a solid start. Just thinking about giraffes makes me angry.” ![]() “Her new boyfriend has an incredible long neck. He then imitates his father, drinking lemon tea and wearing a bath robe around the house a lot, playing this imitation to perfection. During the breakup scene of Jordana and Oliver, his bed remains constant as the sea swallows his room around him as he drifts out to sea. This is developed throughout the three parts, mainly led by Oliver’s inner monologues, and of course events that happens throughout the film, like his mother going to the beach with Graham.Īlthough I’ve only recently watched this film, this film presented one of the best visuals I’ve seen in a film. Each to their own, right?Įven though the synopsis of this film states that Oliver sets out to lose his virginity, it actually reveals more about his of his private life and how he plans to deal with Jordana and the possible breaking up of his parents. Not only does he do this, he also slips phrases to make his mother worry he mental. What other normal child would keep a diary on their parents sex lives and inventory. Unsurprisingly, this is where we learn more about Oliver, and his terribly odd ways of dealing with things. Part three, is an oddly named Show Down, but this is where the relationships reach a conclusion. ![]() Part two, the discovery of Graham Purvis (Paddy Considine) who is an ‘old friend’ of his mother Jill (Sally Hawkins) and they begin hanging out more. The film primarily is set up by three relationships throughout the film, one with Jordana Bevan, in which he bumbles his way into this relationship and the more intimate parts of the relationship, namely sex. Stuck in between parents that are falling out of love, and stuck with what to do with Jordana (Yasmin Paige), a girl he is in a relationship with, and being new to this experience he’s unsure how to act It’s safe to say, Oliver is not like other boys his age, he starts the movie in the prologue by narrating what he thinks what would happen if he died. Oliver Tate is a fifteen year old boy, and he is stuck. The films primary focus is on Oliver Tate, played by the youthful Craig Roberts, whom I kept picturing his Tracy Beaker character, Rio Wellard. Submarine marks Richard Ayoade trying his hand at directing a feature length film, and although it is listed a comedy, I didn’t come away thinking “that was a funny film”. Richard Ayoade has, for me, always been a source of comedy, from his roles in The Mighty Boosh to the IT Crowd and even his appearances on quiz shows.
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