The magnificent scenes of heroism, transcendence and man dominating his surroundings should please the most masculinist among us, including
Ayn Rand and
Leni Riefenstahl:
The close-ups all have that overly melodramatic silent-era quality to them. Note the way Flynn (
Jeff Bridges) has
Valentino eyes and Sark (
David Warner) looks like a
Conrad Veidt villain: