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Originally Posted by jhiggy23
The Fall (blu)
PQ: 4.5 (out of 5)
Tough not to give it a 5, but the last film I gave a perfect PQ rating to was Atonement, which was more consistently top-notch than this film.
AQ: 4 stars (out of 5)
A bit disappointing, to be honest.
Film: 3 stars (out of 4)
There's no doubt this is a film that demands to be seen for its originality and incredible set design, directing, costume design, and cinematography. I enjoyed the story within a story approach. That being said, something was missing to me. I wasn't too emotionally vested in the story and I think it could've been far more poignant than it ended up being. I think there was too much emphasis placed on the storytelling approach and visuals and not enough thought put into the themes that were meant to be conveyed. I highly recommend seeing the film for its originality though and I'd consider picking it up.
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Nice review -- glad you liked it. I agree that the themes here aren't explicitly stated and more implicit/inherent and/or perhaps depend on each viewer and their perspective, but here is what I gathered.
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The storytelling seemed to be in 2 main phases which corresponded with 2 main themes and parts of Roy's real life story.
(1) Build-up: Roy tells about the 5 guys on the island, going on an adventure to Governor Odeous, and how each has a revenge motive. This draws Alexendria in and gets her engaged, so he can get her to get him drugs later. Obviously, this plan doesn't work. His suicide fails. His problem is he is self-centered to the core -- its all about him -- his breakup, his depression, his pills. What's that? the girl might get in trouble? the girl might fall and hurt herself? Who cares? Its all about him. A lot of people are like this without attempting suicide - they'll make decisions without considering how they impact others or look at each person from the "how can he/she help me get what I want?". as we see in the film, its never a good approach for living.
(2) Wind-down: the story starts getting depressing at the end. Roy is clearly not trying to manipulate Alexandria anymore. She knows it too. He feels somewhat bad about hurting her -- a dent in his armor of self-centeredness but is still trudging along the road to self-destruction. She keeps hacking away at his armor until by the end, he gives in, and makes a clean emotional break from his ex. I like this part because it shows that for many people to change, it requires huge emotional pain or a traumatic event. For Roy, it was Alexandria's head getting split open by his selfishness. I think many people will say they want to change -- but don't do the action necessary until something devastating happens like they gain 50 lbs, or lose a job, or put someone in the hospital from their reckless conduct, etc. I think that's why the bible quote says "blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted"...mourn=people who've gone through emotional hell. comforted=feel better than they've ever felt. Roy seemed to be better after having gone through all that hell than he was before he did, when he was in an emotionally dependent relationship.
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I watch this film like "Doubt", with different interpretations being possible on each viewing. Last time, I definitely saw the Gremal theory (
and some acting that is really 
and a Richard Nixon nose which is quite 
. But when it does stuff good, it does stuff great!
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