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First Looks
(From before the movie was released)
I'm breaking two of my own rules here. First, I didn't take these pictures myself as screencaps, but they've appeared officially on the web, so there aren't any pirating issues involved. Second, I usually don't post my "Paint Shopped" pics on the publicly-available website, because till now they've just been pictures, rather than the subject of review/commentary, so haven't fallen under "fair use" in copyright law. But this set has more than enough going on to make some commentary worthwhile (even though, or perhaps because, there doesn't seem to be much going on).
Here are four original frames from Everything Is Illuminated that have been posted on the movie's website. Clicking on a picture will take you a page of Paint Shopped versions of that frame, along with some commentary. Each of the four frames, I think, gives a hint of something to watch for in order to "get" Elijah's Jonathan. I didn't plan it that way, but I'm sure those hints were subconsciously responsible for what frames I decided to work with.
(The background on this page is made from the door of the Trabant in the top picture.)
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