Don't Worry <PERSON>
Most glaringly, there’s a pacing problem. It’s way too fast paced and that might be why there’s basically no character building in the whole film. I mean, the character work is non-existent. The movie is too busy distracting and it lacks focus. It’s also over-saturated with symbols and it doesn’t feel like they belong. It all feels pretty forced and I also think that’s why it struggles with immersion.
I think there’s actually some pretty solid stuff on the how of female oppression and control early on but it’s almost completely lacking in a why. I mean, I get that it’s all an escape from reality for <PERSON> but that’s barely explored. 952
I somewhat question whether that’s much of a problem though. I think everyone wants an escape and we can just kind of project the why. Then again, it’s cause the why is never explored that this film lacks any useful social analysis at all. It describes the patriarchal control of women without really saying anything interesting about it.
I feel like I may be being too harsh on it. I might be focusing on a lot that it does wrong in my opinion cause I actually really like the conceptual skeleton of this film. I just don’t think it’s translated into story or commentary very well. Ultimately it only offers the appearance of substance without ever delivering on any. 387