“Extraction 2’s” one-shot motion scene is 21 mins lengthy, which is nearly two times the period of the 12-minute oner within the first “Extraction,” however its period remains to be no longer all that spectacular within the grand scheme of items. It’s exhausting to discover a longer struggle series than the only in “Loopy Samurai: 400 vs. 1,” if most effective for the reason that movie necessarily is a large one-shot combat scene. Starring Tak Sakaguchi as mythical swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, “Loopy Samurai: 400 vs. 1” tells the tale of the samurai’s biggest fight, the place he’s taking on all the forces of the Yoshioka dojo in a single steady sword combat.
Being a samurai movie, the long motion scene gives much less variation than “Extraction 2’s” take at the single-shot theme, and critics were not precisely enamored by way of the movie. Nonetheless, it is an outstanding feat of filmmaking … in addition to a real testomony to Sakaguchi’s staying power.
If we transfer clear of motion scenes, the longest one-shot scene in historical past is much more spectacular. Sebastian Schipper’s German 2015 crime mystery “Victoria” displays a bold heist unfolding in real-time — all in an bold, 138-minute one-shot scene.
“Extraction 2” is to be had for viewing on Netflix.
