THE REAL CONTROL - JOY DIVISION

"CONTROL: TRANSMISSION RECIEVED...."

The overall effect of the movie, "CONTROL" made one feel out of sorts. At times you feel as if you are looking over Ian Curtis' life as an intruder. The film comes off simplistically in the beginning and you get panoramic viewpoints of what this movie is going to bring. It takes your concentration off the words that Ian is saying to you as a viewer. I missed the main part of the focus because I was trying to get a feel of the world he was in.

Ridiculous but true. I caught this subtlety the second time around. There is a full message there of course and the film is well constructed and whole.

Anton Corbijn, the director of the film, stated recently that everything he remembers he does so in black and white. Corbijn was the original photographer, he is of Dutch origin, and was there in the early days and snapped the compositions. But these formed his opinions on how the film was going to ultimately look like.

The band in the film did their own sound. But this sound, although impressive, lacks the total starkness that the studio releases had. That is what made the Joy Division sound so memorable because at times it was very eerie. They knew exactly what they wanted to create and what they wanted the audience to experience.

It still bothers me. You cannot shake it too easily.

Posted by Cantu on Nov. 11, 2007