I'd never seen anything quite like Uncle Boonmee before. It's a Thai film and, despite knowing nothing about their society, I'm guessing it's steeped in folklore and tradition; it appears that almost all cultures share the same basic ghost stories and fables. The narrative is presented through a number of different cinematic styles with an elusive non-western style dream-like quality, but mostly plays out like a documentary. I was enthralled. It's very weird and very slow.
3½ strange family mealtimes out of 5
Creepy cover. I like it.
ReplyDeleteThose things are wiggins central.
ReplyDeleteThey were a kind of dark, evil, larger and hairier cousin of Miyazaki's Kodama.
The film will bore most people to death.