Keldon
12Apr13
yeah, exactly. As a fan of his previous work this one felt like he wasn't even trying.
The clumsy river setting creates a very unique atmosphere for this transmigrant spirits\thai ghost tale. Besides some weirdo sequences the movie is intriguing and marvelously crafted. Apichatpong vision thrills in every scene, charming us with an ancient, sordid spell; tracking a furtive point-of-no-return for the eye.
Toujours fascinant de plonger dans l'univers évanescent d'Apichatpong, à mi-chemin entre le réel, la fiction et l'au-delà. Et cette guitare qui emballe ce doux cauchemar éveillé, comme une conscience collective qui nous berce. Un autre beau moment de pur cinéma!
very disappointing, unfortunately. I was really looking forward but it treads similar ground, and is a very uptight attempt at making an "organic" experimental work - Joe's Mysterious Object covers the same formal ideas and still retains a genuine cinematic curiosity - this feels like the tired product of an art star. and it's so obviously produced by the French.
Aqui, Apichatpong embaralha dois filmes, dois reinos diferentes, fato e ficção, homens e rios, expressando e poetizando os laços entre uma estranha mãe e sua filha. Filma, também, a realidade de um país devastado pela inundação. Uma Tailândia exótica tecida em camadas de demolição e memória. Um sonho à deriva do futuro. Uma sabedoria perdida escrita em pergaminhos de película.
It's so good. So good! Mekong Hotel contains undoubtedly the BEST conversation about pleasuring your ass on a jet ski in cinematic history.