{"id":20644,"date":"2020-06-18T10:36:05","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T17:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=20644"},"modified":"2020-06-18T10:36:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T17:36:05","slug":"7500-uses-a-unique-technique-to-build-and-sustain-tension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=20644","title":{"rendered":"7500 Uses a Unique Technique to Build and Sustain Tension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This feature from Amazon Prime will be available to\nstream on Friday, June 19th<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Movies featuring airline hijackings and terrorist attacks are nothing new, having been the inspiration for countless titles since the disaster genre rose to prominence in the 1970s. Some of these movies qualify as silly and exaggerated action fare, while others have attempted to keep the tone as realistic and authentic as possible. The new film 7500<\/em> certainly follows the latter approach. It also attempts to add an interesting wrinkle to the genre, using a new and unique perspective to depict a terrifying situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After a montage of airport security footage, we are taken inside\nthe cockpit of a plane readying to journey from Berlin to Paris. Captain\nMichael Lutzmann (Carlo Kitzlinger) and co-pilot Tobias Ellis (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)\ngo through standard pre-flight procedures and converse, with Ellis mentioning\nthat his partner G\u00f6kce (Aylin Tezel) is an attendant on the plane. Shortly\nafter lift-off, a group of passengers attempt to break into the cockpit and\ntake control. The pilots manage to get the compartment door closed, but are\nwounded in the struggle. A panicked Ellis is forced to guide the plane down\nsafely while negotiating with the terrorists, who have control of the passenger\ncabin. In order to prevent further tragedy, the protagonist tries to build\nrapport with the youngest member of the group, Vedat (Omid Memar).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many Hollywood epics that would be focused on delivering\naction movie thrills and elaborate special effects of the plane hurtling and\nveering through the air in stormy weather. However, the filmmakers here are\nfocused entirely on Ellis and the captain. In fact, the camera never leaves the\ncockpit at any point in the feature. Even early shots pointing out into the\nbody of the plane are photographed from the doorway itself. Instead, viewers experience\neverything from their perspective and see only what they do. Lutzmann and Ellis\nhave a monitor that displays what is occurring right outside the cockpit door,\nbut that is all that they can perceive as they attempt to keep attackers away\nfrom the plane controls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s an incredibly tight space to set a full-length feature,\nbut the unusual approach proves effective. This movie feels incredibly tense\nand claustrophobic. Since viewers only are given visual and audio cues at the\nsame time as the leads, one feels trapped with them. It\u2019s actually a very\nclever way to get audiences to relate to the pilots and become invested in\ntheir plight. The film isn\u2019t graphic, but it doesn\u2019t shy away from having\nterrible things happen, or depicting its characters in a desperate manner\nduring the evolving situation. The close quarters make for an unexpectedly engrossing\nway to tell the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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None of this would work if there wasn\u2019t a sense of authenticity\nto the proceedings. Admittedly, the movie is a never-ending barrage of disturbing\nand tragic occurrences. As such, some will imagine that they might handle a\ncouple of the situations differently, but the excellent cast help smooth over\nany rough edges. Joseph Gordon-Levitt\u2019s character is certainly put through the\nringer. Not only is he forced into fighting off invading terrorists, but trying\nto find common ground with them in order to calm the situation and prevent more\nlives from being lost (including that of his partner). The movie depends on the\nactor for much of the running time and he keeps our attention and empathy\nthroughout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While certain elements of this disaster tale may feel familiar, the twists and new technical elements help set this story apart. In this case, the movie’s unique camera technique does add something that gives this story a different perspective and feeling. In the end, 7500<\/em> keeps nerves frayed and benefits from its original, up-close and personal way of building and sustaining tension through a horrifying event. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This feature from Amazon Prime will be available to stream on Friday, June 19th. Movies featuring airline hijackings and terrorist attacks are nothing new, having been the inspiration for countless titles since the disaster genre rose to prominence in the 1970s. Some of these movies qualify as silly and exaggerated action fare, while others have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":20649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[198,331,332,333,334,2118,3913,5903,9175,11039,15367,16163,19761],"class_list":["post-20644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie-reviews","tag-198","tag-331","tag-7500-film-review","tag-7500-movie-review","tag-7500-review","tag-aylin-tezel","tag-carlo-kitzlinger","tag-disaster","tag-hijacking","tag-joseph-gordon-levitt","tag-omid-memar","tag-plane","tag-terrorist-hijacking"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20644\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}