Hangman. Wow. There's actually very little animation in the film, but that "lack" perhaps provides a feeling of increased gravitas. On the other hand I found the music strangely jaunty in ways, though that also felt like a(n appropriately?) grotesque contrast and complement to the story. I won't soon forget the images of the hanged men—quite disturbing. I was unusually thankful for the light-hearted retro ad at the end.
It's such a harrowing film -- the way it manages to hit those disturbing notes despite being from the mid-1960s is something else. Even now, it's uncomfortable to watch. But it's still so effective, and does so much with so little!
Also, glad that the retro ad offered a breather. It's odd to think that the same production manager from the studio behind that non-shrink fabric spot would spearhead Hangman just a few years later.
Hangman. Wow. There's actually very little animation in the film, but that "lack" perhaps provides a feeling of increased gravitas. On the other hand I found the music strangely jaunty in ways, though that also felt like a(n appropriately?) grotesque contrast and complement to the story. I won't soon forget the images of the hanged men—quite disturbing. I was unusually thankful for the light-hearted retro ad at the end.
It's such a harrowing film -- the way it manages to hit those disturbing notes despite being from the mid-1960s is something else. Even now, it's uncomfortable to watch. But it's still so effective, and does so much with so little!
Also, glad that the retro ad offered a breather. It's odd to think that the same production manager from the studio behind that non-shrink fabric spot would spearhead Hangman just a few years later.