non-linear narrative
The hero meets the heroine while on vacation in Austria. The first third of the film shows scenes from the early days of the affair, but some flash-ins jump into the middle and later stages of the relationship. The middle third of the film is interspersed with flashbacks in the early stages and flash forwards in the later stages. The final third is mostly the final days of the hero and heroine, interspersed with flashbacks to the middle and beginning. The film ends with a necrophilic act.
"Bad Times" is a modern take on the age-old idea that "character is destiny". The movie churns time like a salad, a design that severes the connection between the characters and the world around them, and it makes no difference what they do, quarrel or not quarrel about. What matters is the toxic magic in their personalities, and from the moment they meet, they board a high-speed train to their grotesque fate.
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