I think this film is brilliant...yet I knew immediately that I would never want to watch it again. I can also completely understand why so many viewers hated it and have rated it poorly.
I think this movie's largest problem is in its marketing and description. I would not call this a horror. I would not even necessarily call it a comedy (though some may find it hilarious in an absurdist kind of way). I think this film can best be described as a cinematic experience offering social commentary.
Fairly early on, both myself and my partner were confused. Everyone talking over each other and the seemingly random disjointed events/dialogue made us feel on edge, but all of that seems to be the point.
There's a scene where something major is happening, its potentially very dangerous, yet some of the characters were just yammering away about unrelated, trivial matters. The one person who cared about what was happening notes this absurd behavior. It seems to be a metaphor for how we live life.
The whole film is overwhelming. It made us feel weird yet we were quick to be distracted from the catastrophes that were occurring...such is life. We are constantly being bombarded by news, both good and bad but mostly bad, from around the world. We hear of a horrible tragedy somewhere and go on to watch our shows, gossip about the neighbor, whatever thing ppl use to distract themselves with. And why not? What can we do about it anyways? So long as our supermarker remains up and running, we have to keep going about our lives....right?
I think this movie's largest problem is in its marketing and description. I would not call this a horror. I would not even necessarily call it a comedy (though some may find it hilarious in an absurdist kind of way). I think this film can best be described as a cinematic experience offering social commentary.
Fairly early on, both myself and my partner were confused. Everyone talking over each other and the seemingly random disjointed events/dialogue made us feel on edge, but all of that seems to be the point.
There's a scene where something major is happening, its potentially very dangerous, yet some of the characters were just yammering away about unrelated, trivial matters. The one person who cared about what was happening notes this absurd behavior. It seems to be a metaphor for how we live life.
The whole film is overwhelming. It made us feel weird yet we were quick to be distracted from the catastrophes that were occurring...such is life. We are constantly being bombarded by news, both good and bad but mostly bad, from around the world. We hear of a horrible tragedy somewhere and go on to watch our shows, gossip about the neighbor, whatever thing ppl use to distract themselves with. And why not? What can we do about it anyways? So long as our supermarker remains up and running, we have to keep going about our lives....right?