meat becomes a metaphor for sexual desire, and justine, shielded by her "vegetarian" family attends college and finds out it is not normal to be a vegetarian, so she subsequently rebels against her traditions and overindulges.
i have nothing but good things to say about the cinematography and the score. however, much is left to be desired. even with the above premise, many plotholes and inconsistencies are scattered throughout the film that confuse the viewer and sometimes undermine the theme.…
very powerful movie with deeply layered social commentary. not only will one find a captivating storyline, but the cinematography is perfect and can convey irony and critique without any dialogue whatsoever.
that this film was funded by the russian ministry of culture is incredibly ironic because it has nothing positive to say about the russian state. thomas hobbes wrote in his book of the same name that the state demands obedience in exchange for security, but zvyagintsev responds that the…
very meh. i enjoyed its artsy element but much of the actual content was boring.
there are unnecessarily long shots riddled throughout the film but especially the first half. there is little to say about any deeper meaning, the protagonist is an incel psycho just because. no other explanation can be deduced other than simple apathy or naivety.
a good majority of the movie is misery porn, but strip any action or development from the misery and this is what…
