Matthew's Journal

I went to see Sin City yesterday with many LJ-enabled folk. I've not read any of the books, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect (other than from the trailers).

It is, lets face it, a pretty violent film, and I thought I could detect Tarantino's hand in places (he was the executive director). It had many nods to the comic-book genre, including cars that fly over bumps, being almost entirely in black and white (with effective use of a few colour highlights), and occasional reverse-video moments. I could generally follow the plot, and in some ways it felt like a book's plot - tight and well-structured. There were some excellent black humour moments and a few suprises and twists that made me jump, I must admit. A very black film, moody, and effective. Pace Steven Kitson, I think this was one of those films where not knowing the plot helped somewhat: you wouldn't jump so much if you knew what was coming...

There were a couple of plot points that confused, me though, which maybe the reader can help with:
( but I can't talk about them without massive spoilers )