Review of Indignation (2016) by Rhonda Y — 27 Dec 2016

I'm really mixed on this movie. On one hand I didn't love the actors and the time jump in the middle is super jarring in a bad way that makes you wonder if the DVD is skipping or what. It was also a bit of a slog to watch in general.

On the other hand, this bleak-ass movie has been improving in my mind the more I think about it. The best scenes are his first meeting with the dean and then his mothers speech about avoiding certain types of women.

Both are fascinating and honestly make the entire film. The speech with the dean is also interesting in that it gives you two ways to view the movie: it's either a story about an unGodly man making wrong decisions getting what he deserves.

Or it's an existential movie about how nothing matters and you deserve nothing out of life, no matter how great you think you are. All in all, depressing and maybe an unnecessary story with a couple of good monologues in between.