RiceBlast t1_j274fcb wrote on December 30, 2022 at 3:09 AM

best film of the year for me. can see how lots of people feel it’s overindulgent, etc. But nothing else this year besides avatar came close in terms of putting something on screen that I’d never seen before. Inexplicable and beautiful. Though obv should have been 35 minute shorter.

WindUpBird1008 t1_j27x54w wrote on December 30, 2022 at 7:41 AM

I think the only scene that felt a bit much for me personally was that Mateo scene. You know, that one. Otherwise I just enjoyed the movie full-stop.

I do wonder if the movie would've hit the same way if I hadn't spent as much time in Mexico over the last few years, though. The desaparecidos scene hit me like a ton of bricks but I can see it going over the heads of a lot of people who don't know this issue.

shangfic t1_j28th1y wrote on December 30, 2022 at 2:04 PM

I feel like this happens with many of the themes of the movie, if you're not Mexican or at least don't know a bit of their history and culture and haven't been to México, it won't make the same sense.

monodopple t1_j275yva wrote on December 30, 2022 at 3:21 AM

I'll fall in line with most of that. It's a beautiful movie with lots of great moments, but it's pretty unwieldy. I think that's what stops it from being a favorite for me. I enjoyed it, i was amazed by parts of it, but I'd be hard pressed to recommend it.

samuraicream t1_j2cbrh4 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:45 AM

i agree completely, theres nothing like bardo in recent years, nothing