Review of Birth (2004) by Zachary S — 28 Jul 2009
Utterly ignoring the spiritual and existential significance of the themes that it entertains, Birth disappointingly opts to follow rules of realism and repulsive skepticism. This is not a film about reincarnation or the mystery of life after death; it is a film about a modern woman who falls in love with a ten-year-old boy who claims to be her deceased husband.
The film seeks not to question any sort of mysticism, but instead the moral obligations of our world. Pacing is beyond slow, sometimes filling entire minutes with one monotonous and excessive scene. The film desperately struggles to be tasteful, indulging in a classical soundtrack and drowning in expensive regal glamour, even when the ugly truth behind the filmâ??s flimsy storyline reveals itself, but for all its gaudy efforts, it leave a definitively tacky taste in the viewerâ??s mouth.
The unforgivable conclusion to the storyline truly ruins the entire picture and completely destroys the mystique that the film originally boasted; it is not the poignant ambiguity that one would expect from a film that explores themes of such a nature.
This review of Birth (2004) was written by Zachary S on 28 Jul 2009.
Birth has generally received mixed reviews.
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