Film Preview: The Sea of Trees (2016)

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(August 14, 2016) Original

Release Date:

August 26, 2016

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “A suicidal American befriends a Japanese man lost in a forest near Mt. Fuji and the two search for a way out.”

Poster Rating: D / F / C- / F / D

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Review: (#1) Overly simple and not particularly compelling visually, there are some slightly subtle elements that give it more definition than its successor. (#2) There’s little about this design that works, make that nothing. It’s poorly laid out, lacks visual depth and the look on McConaughey’s face is awful.

(#3) A commonplace design is only slightly benefited by a nice use of colors for the individual sections. (#4) The forest is symbolic, sure, but does that mean it has to be the sole design element? (#5) Nice, but uninteresting differing color block give the poster its only visual flair.

Trailer Rating: C+

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Review: The film looks to be a fairly commonplace relationship drama about the woman behind the successful man and her impending tragedy. The trailer does little to convince us that we haven’t already seen the film.