Wi Ding Ho’s dark drama “Terrorizers” doesn’t only share the title with Edward Yang’s classic from 1986, it likewise focuses on a group of individuals in Taipei outcasted in one form of the other, longing to break out from loneliness. Their destinies will intertwine through a slashing incident in a public space, with the film revolving around events that preceded or followed that moment, crucial in puzzling the story pieces together.
The plot is put in the context of societal malaise, dependency on social media and the switch of realities. The ‘earthly’ life gets hijacked by the pixelized in “Terrorizers”, a film that also speaks about how much power we gave to the internet and how little it takes to ruin a person’s life by exposing sensitive content online. While one of the four main characters finds his ideal space of existence on the internet, the others...
The plot is put in the context of societal malaise, dependency on social media and the switch of realities. The ‘earthly’ life gets hijacked by the pixelized in “Terrorizers”, a film that also speaks about how much power we gave to the internet and how little it takes to ruin a person’s life by exposing sensitive content online. While one of the four main characters finds his ideal space of existence on the internet, the others...
- 9/20/2021
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
After winning the Platform prize in Toronto in 2018 with his “Cities of Last Things,” Malaysian director Ho Wi Ding’s latest effort “Terrorizers” will get its premiere at the Canadian festival this month. It boasts shock value, stylish delivery and a director who has done his time serving convention and is now desperate to break the rules.
“Cities” was a three-part film in reverse order that enthralled some audiences – the Platform jury called it “deeply moving” – and infuriated others, who felt that the reverse chronology sub-genre is somehow the unique preserve of Christopher Nolan.
The twisty new picture, with multiple narratives about love, desire, envy and revenge, has similar potential to become a talking point that entertains and divides.
“ ‘Terrorizers’ is about a public slashing incident committed by a young man. It is about what happens before and after the event, and about the other five characters with whom he crosses paths,...
“Cities” was a three-part film in reverse order that enthralled some audiences – the Platform jury called it “deeply moving” – and infuriated others, who felt that the reverse chronology sub-genre is somehow the unique preserve of Christopher Nolan.
The twisty new picture, with multiple narratives about love, desire, envy and revenge, has similar potential to become a talking point that entertains and divides.
“ ‘Terrorizers’ is about a public slashing incident committed by a young man. It is about what happens before and after the event, and about the other five characters with whom he crosses paths,...
- 9/3/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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