I'm not sure why this film garnered such accolades. The first time I watched it, I was underwhelmed. Several years later, I watched it again to see if I missed the point because it got such high praise. I didn't miss the point because the movie doesn't have much of one.
Every single aspect of this movie is underdeveloped and that's underscored by music that is monotonous, just like the movie. Considering how long they took to tell the story, I would call that a giant missed opportunity. Nothing in it really engages the viewer on any level because the story telling and acting was as monotonous as the music. About the only thing this movie accomplishes is being faux intellectual. Not a horrible flick, but certainly not worthy of all the faux praise it got.
Every single aspect of this movie is underdeveloped and that's underscored by music that is monotonous, just like the movie. Considering how long they took to tell the story, I would call that a giant missed opportunity. Nothing in it really engages the viewer on any level because the story telling and acting was as monotonous as the music. About the only thing this movie accomplishes is being faux intellectual. Not a horrible flick, but certainly not worthy of all the faux praise it got.