This was a maze of a movie which I caught at the Toronto International Film Festival.
It was a common story told in an uniquely uncommon but very accessible way which made this standout and memorable with strong acting and an interesting message.
How so?
Well -- back to the maze and the unique part of the story -- this movie follows the life of a sister whose brother comes back to live with her, only some additional family links come with the move -- before the story shifts to focus on a different family member. Time passes, then it shifts yet again. And so on. You get the picture. It was such a witty title of family ties that I was trying to figure out up front what it meant. But was this so unusual?
Well, by tracing lives through family links, you see patterns, then you see patterns broken, then you try to understand what the whole family ties are and how it works. And because each link is a little different, it builds a picture on a giant canvas that takes shape.
This movie spans time, dimensions (in a sense), and makes for a somewhat enigmatic, yet highly intricate and satisfying watch. I learned a new perspective on people, it brought depth to the everyday person, and perhaps endowed me with a taste of peculiarity and loneliness. It also engaged me to the ending credits where I watched the ending scene -- something not part of the movie story, yet it showed yet another side of the characters that was highly watchable.
This was a good watch. Unique, and something that left an impression on me.
It was a common story told in an uniquely uncommon but very accessible way which made this standout and memorable with strong acting and an interesting message.
How so?
Well -- back to the maze and the unique part of the story -- this movie follows the life of a sister whose brother comes back to live with her, only some additional family links come with the move -- before the story shifts to focus on a different family member. Time passes, then it shifts yet again. And so on. You get the picture. It was such a witty title of family ties that I was trying to figure out up front what it meant. But was this so unusual?
Well, by tracing lives through family links, you see patterns, then you see patterns broken, then you try to understand what the whole family ties are and how it works. And because each link is a little different, it builds a picture on a giant canvas that takes shape.
This movie spans time, dimensions (in a sense), and makes for a somewhat enigmatic, yet highly intricate and satisfying watch. I learned a new perspective on people, it brought depth to the everyday person, and perhaps endowed me with a taste of peculiarity and loneliness. It also engaged me to the ending credits where I watched the ending scene -- something not part of the movie story, yet it showed yet another side of the characters that was highly watchable.
This was a good watch. Unique, and something that left an impression on me.
