Review of Storytelling (2001) by Chris Z — 31 Mar 2014
This is the most cynical movie by my favorite director, Todd Solondz. It would be easy to denounce this masterpiece as mean-spirited, but it is far too honest and veracious to call it meaningless. Out of all the movies I have seen, this one makes me think more than any other one.
It makes me laugh, it makes me angry, but mostly it makes me nod my head. You watch these "terrible" people doing and saying "terrible" things, yet you don't judge them. You can't.
Because they are too much like you. Todd Solondz really gets to the core of human nature, showing that what people often perceive as evil, is nothing more than than a typical human response to living in this world.
Todd Solondz does not judge his characters, which already puts him far above most directors in my book. Please go watch this.
This review of Storytelling (2001) was written by Chris Z on 31 Mar 2014.
Storytelling has generally received positive reviews.
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