DaCosta celebrates Candyman and all of its glory and lore through a visual medium we don't often see in cinema. Urban legends have a funny way of integrating themselves into our everyday consciousness. Legends linger in the back of our minds when we are alone due to the effective storytelling by the one who tells us the story. Visual storytelling is one of the most effective ways to tell a story that gets a response from the audience, and that couldn't be more true when it comes to urban legends. In Nia DaCosta’s Candyman, a direct sequel to the 1992 film of the same name, the legend of Candyman is told in many different mediums like spoken words, paintings, and shadow puppetry, an art form not commonly used in modern-day cinema. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 15 September, 2021