6/10 as an absurdist cartoonishly corny body horror
2/10 as a film with anything of well, *substance* to say
Movies don’t have to overtly have any deeper messaging to be good or entertaining, but when the core theme is just repeated throughout without much variation well then I’m just left absently waiting for it to roll along to its eventual obvious conclusion without much interest
I normally fawn over tales of gradual self-destruction or the hollowness of celebrity but the…
Plane film, plane notes:
“Something about cycles of poverty, loneliness, love
Feels out of time and out of place, like if the Soviet aesthetics of the 70s existed today
Patient, stilted, and awkward but really engaging
Film’s sense of humour is SO deadpan and lowkey, I love it
Reminds me of Disco Elysium in how it looks and sounds, the drab colours and constant background whirr of machinery
Paris, Texas vibes too
Main cast got that shit ON, great fits…
I don't think it's hyperbole to say I've never seen a film done like this before.
There's so many layers being operated on here - the pacing that alternates between meditative and jarring, the environment as a reflection of the emotions being experienced by the characters onscreen, the gorgeous snapshot in time of turn-of-the-century Taipei;
but to focus on any of these is to do a disservice to the beating heart of the film, and that is a sobering, thought-provoking…
Just a good ol’ guys being dudes movie. Gives you the smut, intrigue and all around seediness of the midcentury LA underbelly a la LA Noire, but with more interesting leads than boring ass Cole Phelps. Not having a “Doubt” button is a small price to pay. Bechdel test completely in the toilet. But appreciate whenever films portray the police state as the real baddies
Also something something Kevin Spacey saying “America isn’t ready for the real me” something something Apollo gift of prophesy meme
