1 definition by not-a-fan
A gimmicky long take in a movie. 90% of the times it breaks the flow of the editing but it just looks so damn artsy fartsy to the average viewer so it's an easy way to turn a movie into oscar bait when the studio doesn't have many contenders for the Academy Awards. Very few directors can pull it off in a way it actually works, but that doesn't matter because very few critics will dare not to praise it.
Did you know that "1917" is a oner? The whole movie looks like it was shot in a single take! Did you know that? It's so cool, it's gonna win Best Picture for sure! Did you know it? Did you? The whole movie is a single shot!
by not-a-fan June 13, 2020