01-16-2022, 11:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-16-2022, 11:17 PM by Drunk Monk.)
Wow, what a visionary film. And grating. Everyone is yelling all the time. It’s noisy and tense.
There was a lot going on and I was impressed at how these side stories were told quickly with only a shot of two, building that mounting tension.
Some of the shots were just gorgeous. The too-close-for-comfort zoom-ins on random objects with tense music felt like early David Lynch. The rhythmic interplay of scene and sound was captivating, especially at the beginning.
Such a carnal film. The butchering was gratuitous (no dance number or whiskey - not sure what they were drinking - moonshine prolly). And the buffalo stunts were too convincing. I wonder how many buffalos suffered to make this film.
There were some amazingly chaotic one-ers - always impressive. The color usage and some of the ramshackle huts brought me right back to India. And the noise. India is noisy. When we were there, we encountered a bull charging down an alleyway. We were nonplussed until a local ran past us in appropriate panic. Then we ran. That’s how noisy India is - we were desensitized to a charging bull. So noisy. This film captures that chaos.
I liked the way the fights were handled. They felt real, especially the big fight between the rivals. That had a brutal authentic vibe, like a real fight.
I’m not sure I understood what the filmmaker was saying, especially with that final scene, but the mood and setting alone was enough to engage.
Definitely not a film for everyone but I’ll recommend it for the D00M cinephiles. From a technical standpoint, there’s some really impressive cinematography here. This director has a unique understanding of light, color, composition, and sound that’s worth a look.
There was a lot going on and I was impressed at how these side stories were told quickly with only a shot of two, building that mounting tension.
Some of the shots were just gorgeous. The too-close-for-comfort zoom-ins on random objects with tense music felt like early David Lynch. The rhythmic interplay of scene and sound was captivating, especially at the beginning.
Such a carnal film. The butchering was gratuitous (no dance number or whiskey - not sure what they were drinking - moonshine prolly). And the buffalo stunts were too convincing. I wonder how many buffalos suffered to make this film.
There were some amazingly chaotic one-ers - always impressive. The color usage and some of the ramshackle huts brought me right back to India. And the noise. India is noisy. When we were there, we encountered a bull charging down an alleyway. We were nonplussed until a local ran past us in appropriate panic. Then we ran. That’s how noisy India is - we were desensitized to a charging bull. So noisy. This film captures that chaos.
I liked the way the fights were handled. They felt real, especially the big fight between the rivals. That had a brutal authentic vibe, like a real fight.
I’m not sure I understood what the filmmaker was saying, especially with that final scene, but the mood and setting alone was enough to engage.
Definitely not a film for everyone but I’ll recommend it for the D00M cinephiles. From a technical standpoint, there’s some really impressive cinematography here. This director has a unique understanding of light, color, composition, and sound that’s worth a look.
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