Review of Melancholia (2011) by Nedryerson1 — 03 Mar 2012
Melancholia tells two slightly related stories, which mix drama, surrealism and sci-fi, the problem is that the only interesting part is the ending. It is a shame that such an original idea goes to the garbage, because of erratic performances, repetitive soundtrack, ill-defined script and overthink direction.
The division of the plot is based on the different points of view towards a specific situation of the two protagonists. The first part is about the wedding of Justine; here the human relationships are like a pendulum, in other words they are going nowhere. This fragment not even serves for establish the personality of Justine, because in the next part are fewer thing that are understandable. So in conclusion: if Lars Von Trier cut down this part it would not matter.
The second half is about Claire, which is a more believable character, because is the only one that really seams human; but again the plot falls into a circle.
This is the first film in years that I wanted to advance some parts because I was falling asleep. Dark, slow, depressing and extremely boring, Melancholia fails in almost everything.
This review of Melancholia (2011) was written by Nedryerson1 on 03 Mar 2012.
Melancholia has generally received positive reviews.
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