I want to start out by saying what I really loved about this film. I love the surrealism. What I appreciate the most is the director's creativity and use of transition shots and his setups. I love that he can take a simple subject matter and twist your thoughts swaying it towards another meaning taken out of context. I think a lot of people do this in reality, we think we hear something and our imagination takes us to the worst case scenario.
The cinematography is fantastic. I love the colors and the beautiful shots leading us from one scene to the next.
I'm sure what I'm about to say next is going to have Buñuel fans throwing cyber tomatoes at me. The first few story lines I was totally engaged in and felt like "Ha... there's a laugh at me for thinking that's what it was." Classic example would be the little girl with the photos.
I felt very bored very quickly with this movie, mainly because I didn't feel connected to any of the characters nor did I feel satisfied with any of the story arcs reaching a denouement. I'm am certain I will have someone comment on this review saying, "How can you not see the artistic value in this movie." I assure you that I see a lot of artistic value and pure genius of the filmmaker's vision for the movie and with that I cannot argue. For me, I tend to like stories that have a beginning, middle and end. I was left unsatisfied with the ending of this movie. Just not my cup of tea.
The cinematography is fantastic. I love the colors and the beautiful shots leading us from one scene to the next.
I'm sure what I'm about to say next is going to have Buñuel fans throwing cyber tomatoes at me. The first few story lines I was totally engaged in and felt like "Ha... there's a laugh at me for thinking that's what it was." Classic example would be the little girl with the photos.
I felt very bored very quickly with this movie, mainly because I didn't feel connected to any of the characters nor did I feel satisfied with any of the story arcs reaching a denouement. I'm am certain I will have someone comment on this review saying, "How can you not see the artistic value in this movie." I assure you that I see a lot of artistic value and pure genius of the filmmaker's vision for the movie and with that I cannot argue. For me, I tend to like stories that have a beginning, middle and end. I was left unsatisfied with the ending of this movie. Just not my cup of tea.