I wish I watched this before Pep Rally: Surrealism.
I don’t necessarily agree that there’s no meaning or narrative to this movie, I think it’s just a buffet of ideas and you gotta just take what you can. Visually interesting. I wish there was a bigger discussion on what each scene could mean instead of saying the whole movie doesn’t mean anything. Yes, it was a movie to showcase the artistic ways of filming, but I feel like there’s so much more to each scene.
Life is littered with omens that tell us love is a fragile, brutal thing, yet we all somehow believe that we are the exception. Until we don’t. Bergman understands that love is a masochistic act. The film reflected the addictive suffering we experience when we entangle ourselves with someone. Marianne and Johan are painfully human. Their dialogue laid out their feeble attempts at gaining control, but it’s those flickering movements -like an anxious touch or a lingering glance- where we…
A commentary on manipulation, jealousy, and the political climate in the Philippines. I felt grappled by the story and the magnificent cast, specially Prado. However, I felt like the movie couldn't decide from being a drama, psychological thriller, or a dark comedy. The dialogue seemed to crack up the crowd a little too much at some scenes where it felt like it wanted to be tense and suspenseful. I wish the movie stuck to being a drama or upping the suspense between the characters. Overall though, the movie stays interesting and I found myself invested in the story.
