Subtle style

I'm guessing they're not actually gold in the movie. But I hope they are. I don't need movies to soberly reflect reality. If a character is wealthy, paint them gold. See my recent post on Book Thief adaptations -- if a whisper is "like a needle and thread" in the book, don't just expect the actor to deliver that image in their voice, show a needle and thread. I don't know! Make movies more interesting! At subtlety's expense. Movies are not artistically adventurous enough. My ideas above are kind of cheap, but at least they're noticeable. I'm tired of this poverty of style. You'll say I'm crass, and I probably am, visually. I think I'm subtle in script, but I'm probably not in visuals. I need more going on.

Essentially, I need more ideas flowing. I need more adventure.

But maybe I don't. I don't just want maximalist gibberish. But I do need style, when the story isn't enough. My complaint is too many movies are lame in story and style. The Book Thief isn't strong enough in story; it leans on its prose style, so it has to lean on its cinematic style. I highly doubt it delivers. L'Avventura is lame in both.