I finished off my last day at TIFF on Thursday with a double feature. I originally had a ticket for a film today (Naomi Kawase's An), but since we leave for vacation today i traded in that ticket for another film on Thursday. The main draw for Thursday's trip was an advanced 3D screening of Ridley Scott's The Martian. The film plays out like something of a mash up of Interstellar, Gravity, and Cast Away. The elements all fit together well, with a surprising amount of humor blended in. It's nice to see that Science Fiction seems to be making a bit of a come back lately after so many years of 'science fiction that can't avoid also being horror' that seemed to have been so popular lately. An entertaining film that's worth catching in the theatre if you get a chance, with decently executed 3D.
The 2nd film of the double feature ended up being Sergei Loznitsa's documentary, The Event. The Event was created using found footage that had been filmed during a failed Coup d'etat in The Soviet Union in 1991. All the footage comes from 4 days of filming in Leningrad, and is presented without any real commentary. Thankfully, like so many TIFF screenings, the director was present for an introduction, as well as some Q&A after the film. Of the 5 films i saw at TIFF, The Martian was the only one where the director was not present and available for questions. It's a great way to explore films, but it does make going to regular theatres feel a little less robust afterwards.
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