Chicago is not my kind of town, or at least not in the way that New York and Paris are. I mean, we get along all right and have had some great times, but there's a sense of possibility in those other two cities that makes me feel, as corny as this seems, more alive. I had glimpses of that when I lived in Chicago, but never a full vista.
With that said, Chicago sparkles on film. Without fail, whenever a camera swoops in along Lake Shore Drive, or a car chase speeds along Lower Wacker, it looks like magic. It's a different view of the city, one that removes the dull patina of normal life and polishes it up with a few cinematic tricks. The industrial grayness of the city, mixed with the sparkling skyscraper lights and glint off of Lake Michigan, are perfect.
It's for this reason that I can never not watch a movie that's set in Chicago. Even the Julia Stiles flick about the ballet dancer who learned how to bust hip-hop moves — I have to watch it. So this is why, thousands of miles away, I will go to blockbusters like Wanted and the Batman movie this summer. I'll be sitting there like someone who's in love.
With that said, Chicago sparkles on film. Without fail, whenever a camera swoops in along Lake Shore Drive, or a car chase speeds along Lower Wacker, it looks like magic. It's a different view of the city, one that removes the dull patina of normal life and polishes it up with a few cinematic tricks. The industrial grayness of the city, mixed with the sparkling skyscraper lights and glint off of Lake Michigan, are perfect.
It's for this reason that I can never not watch a movie that's set in Chicago. Even the Julia Stiles flick about the ballet dancer who learned how to bust hip-hop moves — I have to watch it. So this is why, thousands of miles away, I will go to blockbusters like Wanted and the Batman movie this summer. I'll be sitting there like someone who's in love.
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