Satantango is a film that I can comfortably say I wasn't sure I'd ever actually watch. It's one that has been on my watchlist for around 2 years but until about a month ago I didn't actually have a way to watch the film. On top of that, to say that I was intimidated by the runtime would be an understatement.
The average film has about 1,200 shots with an average length of 5.5 seconds. Satantango, however, contains a mere…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I’ve seen this movie 3 or 4 times and this was the first time that I almost broke down in tears watching Paul Dano’s character get beaten. The realization that he was a victim his entire life, only to be victimized yet again for days on end for something that he didn’t do and likely didn’t understand really got me. Not sure why it only hit me on this rewatch.
Anyways, Villeneuve is a genius.
Where do I possibly even begin in thinking about The Lighthouse? I guess a good place to start would be my insanely high level of excitement going in to seeing this. From the time I saw the first trailer like 6 months ago, I couldn't wait to see this film. Most of the time, when I let myself get that excited to see a film, it ends up disappointing me because there is no plausible way that it could have…
