Review of Tideland (2005) by T.a. P — 24 May 2008
A perversely beautiful film of escapism and innocence as seen through the eyes of a little girl who has to deal with drugs and death. Highly inventive, recalling the dark underbelly of fairy tales and stories told in the dark to scare.
Classic Gilliam, asking (literally, given the speech that opens the film) the audience to vicariously live the life of a little girl (low, wide, dutch angles) in a world inverted (the poster, the school bus) and imagined (Lisa, the swimming, the squirrel).
Subject matter veers into territory most will find uncomfortable-- since they probably ignored the director's opening plea-- raising questions as to where this train (or "monster shark") is going.
As open-ended as the wide expanses of grass and the imagination of Jeliza-Rose. Tumble down the rabbit hole if you dare.
This review of Tideland (2005) was written by T.a. P on 24 May 2008.
Tideland has generally received mixed reviews.
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