I might have given this a higher rating if I didn't think that in the end, despite good actors, good and somewhat provoking cinematography, it didn't end up being a bit dull, and repetitive.
Most of the film is made up of people yelling at each other. this is not pointless yelling though.
the movie opens with the main character saying he wishes to kill himself to prove that he can remove master of his own destiny. he wants to tell this to his family. seeing his family, everyone's different reactions - sad and melancholic (the sister who doesn't know him), simply glad (the mother who loves him), angry and lost (the brother who missed him) and not knowing (his brother's wife). he realizes that he is not only master of his own life, but also master of other peoples' lives. it ends with a shot of a bird - bird of freedom - dying.
this is of course my interpretation, but I think it's nice. it goes against the usual vision of "you are never free, because everyone else and everything else impacts you". here "you can be free yourself, but other people are under your sphere of control / influence".
Every character is a bit stereotypical, but again, it's with a point, so it's not bad. dialogues weren't bad, and of course the script writing uses the always very nice trick of not giving you much information, leaving you attentive and hungry for details.
Nonetheless most of the films remain yelling. a lot of shots are kind of long, and when it came to thinking how much I enjoyed the film, I think I will remember yawning more than thinking. I don't regret seeing this movie at all, but I don't think I would necessarily watch it again.
Most of the film is made up of people yelling at each other. this is not pointless yelling though.
the movie opens with the main character saying he wishes to kill himself to prove that he can remove master of his own destiny. he wants to tell this to his family. seeing his family, everyone's different reactions - sad and melancholic (the sister who doesn't know him), simply glad (the mother who loves him), angry and lost (the brother who missed him) and not knowing (his brother's wife). he realizes that he is not only master of his own life, but also master of other peoples' lives. it ends with a shot of a bird - bird of freedom - dying.
this is of course my interpretation, but I think it's nice. it goes against the usual vision of "you are never free, because everyone else and everything else impacts you". here "you can be free yourself, but other people are under your sphere of control / influence".
Every character is a bit stereotypical, but again, it's with a point, so it's not bad. dialogues weren't bad, and of course the script writing uses the always very nice trick of not giving you much information, leaving you attentive and hungry for details.
Nonetheless most of the films remain yelling. a lot of shots are kind of long, and when it came to thinking how much I enjoyed the film, I think I will remember yawning more than thinking. I don't regret seeing this movie at all, but I don't think I would necessarily watch it again.