Review of Residue (2020) by Jluis_001 — 28 Mar 2021
It's a story about gentrification, but it seemed quite linear to me, and I never understood its endgame.
The lead character has a purpose, that's clear, but the story does not give him relevant things to do, at least more active things to do beyond what he mixed with his memories and nostalgia for something that simply no longer exists.
It's depressing to a certain extent, and clearly emotional, but I did not find it challenging as I read in some reviews from "professional critics.".
For me, the question that the protagonist never asks himself is why after not being where he used to lived for so long, he never explore the notion that things would not be the same?
That's why he spends most of the film confused by his surroundings, trying to reconnect with his past life, meeting old friends who greet him from a distance and obviously don't have the same nostalgia he has.
And the character never crosses that threshold of acceptance.
The film is undoubtedly well done, and has well-made sequences taking into account that it's a debut.
This is a pretty solid debut, but the director failed to get his message to go beyond his protagonist's vision.
This review of Residue (2020) was written by Jluis_001 on 28 Mar 2021.
Residue has generally received positive reviews.
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