Review of Vox Lux (2018) by Nate Z — 24 Dec 2018
I don't know if any other movie has more accurately portrayed my feelings about the early-2000's zeitgeist. Other reviewers claim that the film fails to form anything cohesive and that the film throws as much up on the screen as possible to see what sticks.
If anything, this film shows that while we like to imagine events in our lives as being part of a larger narrative, life doesn't work that way. On your phone, you get notifications when senseless and unspeakable acts of violence occur, when a celebrity changes their hairstyle, when migrant children are forcible separated from their parents, and whenever Trump does anything.
Our lives have devolved into a reality tv show without realizing that real life doesn't adhere to narrative structure. Vox Lux encapsulates the feelings we have about our current situation and our inability and unwillingness to process them, preferring instead to revel in escapist entertainment, pop music being the target here, with religion also being hinted at.
As Celeste, the main character states in the first act, "I don't want people to think too hard. I just want them to feel good." Who can disagree?
This review of Vox Lux (2018) was written by Nate Z on 24 Dec 2018.
Vox Lux has generally received mixed reviews.
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