Ink [Blu-ray] Review
I am glad I bought this film sight unseen, having only heard some good things in the alt. press. 'Ink' is not a major film, it didn't have a major release, or advertising. It was made by a couple in Colorado who wanted to make it. They raised the money to do the project themselves. Their friends helped. They made their own costumes, made their own music. The actors are mostly unknown, and up and coming.
I don't want to give away the plot hook, suffice it to say that Ink is a modern fairytale about fatherhood, told as a battle between forces of light and darkness, with the key players being a girl in a coma, and her estranged father. The supporting characters are the Storytellers, beatific beings who give people good dreams, and the Incubus, dark beings who give people nightmares. And then there is the enigmatic Ink, who carries Emma into the dreamrealm, to sacrifice her to the Incubus to insure his transformation into one of them. The how and the why is where the real drama of this film lies, and it's ultimate revelation is one the most emotionally profound moments of redemption in any film I saw of 2009. It brought me to tears. Finding it in such a small film is quite special.
I did find there was a confusing bit of character development in the film that felt like a cheat, but on repeat viewings realized the film uses a non-linear narrative device. The title of this review is the clue.
A word on the transfer: this film is quite beautiful in hi-def. Now, there are alot of overblown contrasts, image softening and color treatments, some heavy digital noise in the darkest segments, but detail is usually very sharp, if not striking. I found all of the photography choices quite clever, and lend to a strong nostalgic feel. The sound mix is very clear at low volume, except for the dialogue gets a little quiet near the climax. The music by director Jamin Winans is magisterial, and perfectly lends to the action and emotion of the story.
I can't recommend this film enough. Rent it. Buy it.
Ink [Blu-ray] Overview
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE meets SIN CITY in this high-concept visual thriller. John and Emma, father and daughter, are thrust into a fantastical dream-world battle between forces of good and evil in this allegorical tale of love, loss and the search for redemption.
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