Cloverfield is told from the point of view of an individual with a video camera. Only the point of view of the camera operator is seen throughout the movie. Perspectives are provided through the dialog of the characters. The special effects are interwoven throughout the movie. Generally, the special effects do not dominate every frame of the movie but when they are on screen they completely dominate the film.

There are some interesting points in the movie. At the beginning of the film a party is being held for one of the characters because he just received a promotion and was being sent to Japan. This is interesting because this movie is about a monster that apparently came from the sea and was destroying a major city (NYC). Reminiscent of the Godzilla and other monster movies that were produced in Japan. On another note the person with the camera throught most of the move is named Hud. I couldn’t help but think of HUD or heads up display.

I really liked this movie. I was able to (mostly) get involved with the movie and really liked the way it was shot as if it was from a video camera.