3/21/2023 0 Comments The loopster movie![]() ![]() And yet, I still can't get around the fact that this is a brilliant film. Just to give you an idea of how unorthodox this film is, every scene is full of awkward silences, the actors speak as if they're reading off of cue cards with no emotion whatsoever, the imagery is very ugly and unpleasant to look at right the way through, and the incredible slow pace of it all means that the film feels like it goes on for about five times as long as it actually does. So, you'll definitely be laughing a lot, if not in a more disturbed than hugely entertained manner, throughout the first act, and by the end of it, you'll surely be as used as you can be to the incredibly weird feel of this whole film. However, as the film is just so weird, it eases you into the oddness of it all very impressively through the use of humour, something that more pretentious art-house films fail to do, and are resultantly a lot harder to really get into. The film takes its story as seriously as any drama, and you feel that through the deeply disturbing atmosphere that emerges off the screen. The first act revolves around his time in 'The Hotel', and is not only hugely odd, but both dramatic and unnerving as well as hilarious to watch, featuring some of the best dark comedy written in years. The story centres around one man, played by Colin Farrell, as he attempts to find a partner as a part of this bizarre system. However, it's such an incredibly unique and eye-catching film that it's still hugely engrossing and surprisingly entertaining to watch. In what is effectively an indie art-house piece, you get a completely insane and almost unfathomable world filled with more and more absurdities everywhere you look. There's no chance that you'll see a film as weird as The Lobster this whole year. As odd and slightly unsuccessful as it is, it is still well worth watching. ![]() Having such a great cast helps, but the tightness of creative vision throughout is what holds it all together. It doesn't pull it off totally, but I enjoyed it from start to finish – its oddity runs through from the ideas, the performances, down into the specific dialogue. It is not as clever as some would tell you, nor as smart, but it is certainly interesting, darkly funny, and pretty engaging throughout. On the other side the extreme version of singlehood is also dug at once we are in the woods. Perhaps it hit a bit too close to home with its regimented rituals, and awkward neediness. The push for companionship, with its common ground, and its rituals, and the digs at elements of life such as children distracting from conflict. Within this the film satirizes relationships, singles – in particular the extremes of those two situations. The concept is cleverly constructed so that it is weirdly convincing despite its utter absurdity. Those struggling can add days to their stay by being successful on hunts for those singles who have broken free and live as collective individuals in the woods. Like many have said, the plot is weird single people are sent to a hotel and given a period of time to find a match or else they will be turned into the creature of their choosing and released to the wild. I had heard reviews of The Lobster and, while sounding interesting, it also sounded odd enough to delay me in getting round to seeing it.
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