Review of Japón (2003) by Bob H — 28 Jul 2014
A very slow film where we follow a man walking around in a canyon of some sort. Gis destination is unknown, but his own suicide is certain. It's got an semi-artsy vibe with little dialogue and few real happenings. This makes it flat, naturally. It's not very interesting, but it got some nice features and details that makes it watchable the first hour or so. We get some great moments with rain and nature shots and that.
Is a highlight for the first half of the film. The rain stuff reminds me of the directors amazing "Stellet Licht" actually.
It keeps going, but it never get especially interesting. It's a film to observe and it probably need some time to sink in since it's hard to rate this film directly after seeing it. The director have some usage of original or special nude scenes, and I know that Reygadas has done that before.
Honest, deep, sad and sometimes dreamlike film. It's Dogme-like and artsy, pretty weird and an open mind is needed while watching this film. It felt long, and it's best discribed at boring, but it will stay with me as a whole. The closing shot is amazing and lift the film a whole lot as a total experience.
6 out of 10 pulque drinks.
This review of Japón (2003) was written by Bob H on 28 Jul 2014.
Japón has generally received positive reviews.
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