Review of The Last of England (1987) by Wut S — 06 Jul 2008
A stylistically sporadic film poetry depicting the violent subjective undercurrent of a radical-turned-intellectual (an elderly figure with pen & papers, narrating throughout the film) whose anger directs towards his country's constitution, rebuking its war decisions, economic structure, and social idealism as oppression responsible for national decay.
As I interpreted it, the film is an exploitation of the movement's traumatic ineffectuality. The youths who exhibited violent resistances will find themselves in an irresolute void as time would reveal their tarnished cause.
But all was not lost; what emerged for the radical veterans was an intense individualization derived from the intimate "way of life" they lived. And because of this unique dynamics between shame and distinctive splendor, the film times to times is able to match the solemnity of bleak masterpieces, despite its punk rock appearance.
This review of The Last of England (1987) was written by Wut S on 06 Jul 2008.
The Last of England has generally received positive reviews.
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