Even though it feels as if this movie has been out for a while, I was able to recently watch it in avant-premiere at my local cinema. Perhaps this is because of special screenings? Anyhow, I didn't know what to expect except for some award-worthy performances (from what I had read online). I certainly wasn't lied to.
Every single performer knocked it out of the park on this one - Brendan Fraser as much as his co-stars Sadie Sink, Hong Chau and the others. I felt awkward crying in the cinema so I tried to hold it in, but it was an impossible task - though I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only one. I was very moved by their extremely human acting prestations.
I absolutely adored the lenses this film was shot thru as well as the pretty 4:3 aspect ratio. For me, the cinematography captured very well the feeling of being stuck in this house which feels like a 'home' but simultaneously like a garbage dump. I don't know how to describe it, but sometimes I felt genuine horror. I don't know exactly what was so scary; the claustrophobic feeling, the inevitability of death or Charlie's lifestyle. Maybe a combination of it all.
Furthermore, the soundtrack was just as heartbreakingly beautiful as the scenes it played along with. I also love it when certain parts of a story that might seem 'meaningless' or otherwise at random, eventually get called back to and mold together with the rest of the plot as one beautifully sorrowful story. All of it worked.
The humanity of the characters is what makes this film so interesting to me. Though to be quite honest, I don't know what this film is trying to tell me. Perhaps it doesn't want to convey a deep message, but instead just show us how nobody is perfect because they're simply human. I don't know, but I loved it. Can't wait for the next A24 project!
Every single performer knocked it out of the park on this one - Brendan Fraser as much as his co-stars Sadie Sink, Hong Chau and the others. I felt awkward crying in the cinema so I tried to hold it in, but it was an impossible task - though I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only one. I was very moved by their extremely human acting prestations.
I absolutely adored the lenses this film was shot thru as well as the pretty 4:3 aspect ratio. For me, the cinematography captured very well the feeling of being stuck in this house which feels like a 'home' but simultaneously like a garbage dump. I don't know how to describe it, but sometimes I felt genuine horror. I don't know exactly what was so scary; the claustrophobic feeling, the inevitability of death or Charlie's lifestyle. Maybe a combination of it all.
Furthermore, the soundtrack was just as heartbreakingly beautiful as the scenes it played along with. I also love it when certain parts of a story that might seem 'meaningless' or otherwise at random, eventually get called back to and mold together with the rest of the plot as one beautifully sorrowful story. All of it worked.
The humanity of the characters is what makes this film so interesting to me. Though to be quite honest, I don't know what this film is trying to tell me. Perhaps it doesn't want to convey a deep message, but instead just show us how nobody is perfect because they're simply human. I don't know, but I loved it. Can't wait for the next A24 project!