Technically wonderful. An absolute treat on the senses even amidst the more chaotic scenes.
Personally, I struggled with the pacing and overall length. The film had a lot to say, and wanted to leave room to let it all breath but even as someone who generally doesn't care about long films, I was feeling the drag. Which to me is more pacing than length but idk I'm not a movie expert hehe.
I feel like comparisons to The Bear are…
I owe a lot to watching Oldboy at 18. I thought it was the coolest shit ever and began watching so much foreign cinema- specifically east Asian cinema.
In retrospect, however, I always felt I enjoyed some of Park Chan-wook's other stuff more. Sympathy, Cyborg, JSA, The Handmaiden, Decision to Leave. They all, in my mind, were better films.
Tonight I rewatched Oldboy, but this time in the cinema. It truly is a breathtaking piece of art. I think I…
Watched at EIFF.
Genuinely wonderful. Visually stunning, Adam Lee's cinematography really takes the naturally epic scenery of Oregon and uses it to create a world that feels almost too beautiful to be real, like something belonging in fable.
Maddison Brown is a phenom, a performance using so few spoken lines to portray so much emotion.
I hope to see a LOT more of Kelsey Taylor. I can't help but feel like if you give her, and Adam Lee, a big budget, they could do something truly wonderful!
I was feeling a strong 4.5 coming out of the cinema but have cooled to a 4 star here. I think this is an audiovisual masterpiece with one of the best lead actor performances you will see this decade, if not thus far for this century.
However, I don't feel I personally connected with certain aspects of the storytelling.
I do favour it for every major Oscar at the moment but personally I climbed every rooftop to scream and shout…
