An offbeat ghost story

Christina 2022-04-23 07:03:17

This is by no means a "good-looking" movie in the traditional sense, and I even believe that most people will give up the show halfway through. I'm really glad that I didn't watch this movie in a movie theater. The first time I watched it, I was drowsy in the daytime, and I fell asleep after fifteen or six minutes. The second time I learned to be obedient, the first half was basically watched at 1.5x speed. Until another ghost said "I'm waiting for someone." "Who?" "I don't remember". hit directly. It was only later that I gradually started to feel it. The color of the whole film is gloomy, and the aspect ratio of 4:3 is very unique, which also adds a sense of depression. Although the rhythm of the second half is still relatively slow, the plot setting of the time reincarnation after that is simply a stroke of genius. Those who survived choose to leave the past behind and move on to a new life, while the ghosts who stayed behind were confined to their own obsessions. We didn't know what was written in the note at the end, and whether the soul was dissipated because of gratification or disappointment, I prefer to believe that it was a kind of relief, a kind of letting go, and a kind of epiphany. In short, it's an offbeat ghost story.

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  • Lavada 2022-03-21 09:02:32

    4.5. The cost of a hundred thousand dollars, a ghost in a sheet, is more touching than most films I have seen. Although I personally think it would be better if it was made into a short film under an hour, David Lowery is really one of the most interesting directors to emerge in recent years.

  • Melba 2022-04-24 07:01:16

    Few films present such static emotion these days. An epic look at life and death, past and future, and chocolate pie from the perspective of the soul, the film's visual and sound charm is naturally outstanding. 【2017.8.28 @SunshineLandmark】

A Ghost Story quotes

  • M: What is it you like about this house so much?

    C: History.

  • houseguest: A writer writes a novel, a songwriter writes a song, we do what we can to endure.