This was a technical mastercraft by everyone involved. A beautiful piece of work without much underlying substance. I missed the first x minutes so idk what context I missed but I don’t feel like there’s much going on below the surface, the plot a mere suggestion - an excuse to throw a dinner party, if you will. And that doesn’t necessarily take away from how enjoyable it became. The last scene was an absolute delight.

Shout out Thai cinematographer —…

… god. Humans are really gonna be human, huh? 

I was a non-believer. I put this movie off for so long (daddy issues who?) and was still writing it off as just fine for most of it. Then, surprise! People are really good at making art I guess? The last third of the film really brought it all together, the climax a riptide that surreptitiously swept me along with it, and the tears started to fall before I could even…