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Go Wachowskis, go!

As we approach summer movie melt-your-face-off blockbuster season, I have to say I’m super pumped to see one of the first out of the gate: Speed Racer.
Most of us remember the Saturday morning anime about a boy, his Mach 5, and his monkey, but who thought it would be brought out of the Vault of Shows Time Forgot by no less than the Wachowski brothers ? But wait…there’s more.
Never wanting to make a “normal movie” the Wachowski’s used new film techniques involving a multi-focus camera that allowed them to shoot scenes with everything- characters, foreground, background, Pop’s mustache- in full focus.
The goal was to give the movie a two dimensional, cartoon feel, and as anyone can tell by the trailer their use of the new camera and extremely saturated colors more than qualify the film for crazy cartoon status.
In an interview on collider.com, Susan Sarandon, who plays Mom in the movie, talks about her experience with the new technology, which apparently comes with its own guards.
Whether Speed Racer comes away as a mega hit or a seizure-inducing dud, new ground has been broken in film, and I will be interested to see where others might use this kind of full-focus camera work.
Someone keep an eye on Michael Bay.