DVD : 3/5 Rating : Last Life in the Universe

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IMHO REVIEW :
finally watched the movie last nite and here's my review.

1. initially it seemed very slow (meaning the story telling was slow) and so it annoyed me. then i noticed that it was intentional. that the movie was trying to tell stories with images / scenes without any interactions with the actors. there were shots / scenes of empty rooms with nothing happening. you were allowed to view the empty space and get the story.

2. so i got the bit of how they were trying to use images to help tell the story. there were many things which suggested at importance but didn't explain further. this annoyed me. so i decided to watch it again with the commentary on. the commentary was by the cinematographer and he talked more about 'image making' and towards the end he actually stated. the movie / images are what they are. they don't have to be explained. when you look at a painting you don't ask why - you just enjoy it.

3. bloodie hell! so the movie didn't explain it's images / scenes.... but after some thought i found this interesting. the movie - with it's lack of hand holding to tell the story - makes you get involved. makes you think about the visuals, the pacing the interactions between the two main characters. it makes you think.

overall : if you're into 'image making' of diciphering visual language, you'll like this movie. this is not a hollywood type flick so don't watch it if you want to be 'entertained - and forget about your day.' DO watch it if you want to interact with the movie. ideally watch it with a friend and discuss it afterwards.