Those accolades are due largely to the actors, the cinematography, the script, the production.
"Lan Yu" also received trophies for best picture, actor (Mr. Liu), cinematography and script.
I'll mention the popular Peaky Blinders – the inter-war gang drama set in sooty Birmingham and featuring the excellent Sam Neill as an ass-kicking police chief – though only to say I didn't take to its swaggering tone, its "bold" use of rock music, its flattering Guinness ad cinematography, melodramatic script and choreographed brawls.
Skyfall was positively received by critics, being praised for its acting particularly that of Bardem and Dench writing and script, cinematography, Mendes' direction, Thomas Newman's score, and the action scenes.
Critics analyze acting, directing, scripts, cinematography, sets, and costumes, but usually overlook the importance of the horses to the visual appeal, the action and the realism of a movie.
Such codes and effects occur in all aspects of moviemaking and can most readily be categorized into those affecting cinematography, editing, sound, the script, acting, and design.
"Films may have been better in the past because directors didn't have CGI," said BackAndToTheLeftist. "Back then a director would have to depend on direction, cinematography and a good script to communicate their ideas to the audience".
The script, the cinematography, the players, and Penn's controlled direction, move the black comedy ineluctably towards the much imitated ending: hundreds of bullets pumping into the miscreant pair who die in slow motion.
There are many reasons Bear is so effective: good actors, realistic characters, beautiful cinematography, and a smart script.
The reviews in Rediff, Indo Asian News Service, CNN-IBN, Zee News, Hindustan Times, and The Hindu were unanimously positive, and noted script, direction, cinematography, and acting as strong points of the film.
