The Zone of Interest
I’ve seen reviews that claim this film is experimental. I didn’t feel that way at all. The Zone of Interest is a rarely scene “horror drama” and though it refuses to deliver blunt force trauma, its subtle grimness breeds an “under the skin” brand of horror I haven’t seen since…well…Under the Skin.
Sure, it’s quiet. Ponderous, even. But is that not the point? Are we not to be truly terrified of the mundanity of evil? I certainly was.
The more drama heavy stuff is great too because it brings weight to the foulness of it all. 269
A man in charge of the murders of countless people day in and day out is upset he has to move. It’s craziness. It’s logic defying. But if we understood it, we would side with evil. And no one wants that.
Such a well crafted, nuance drenched film. Never over but the vines never quite grow long enough to cover it all. 877