It is natural that if the script is interesting, the movie will be interesting. If you can make a very interesting movie out of a not-so-interesting script, you are a great filmmaker.

If it hadn't been for this camerawork, I probably would have been too bored to watch the movie. I probably wouldn't have been drawn in at all. The fact that the film boldly starts with this camerawork from the very beginning is what drew me in and made me feel for the main character without question. I wonder how much opposition the director must have faced when he said, "I'm going to shoot the whole film in one cut from start to finish..." It must have taken a tremendous effort to make the film, but it was worth it. The director's sense that this script would only come alive with this kind of direction, that this script must be directed in this way, was spot on.

As I watched the last credits screen, I felt that something was being conveyed to me, even though I did not understand what the film was trying to convey. I guess that's what movies are all about. But maybe the emotion of the last scene was mostly created by the music. I'm not sure about that. I guess that's what movies are all about.

For those of you who are interested in camerawork after watching this, I recommend Hitchcock's "Rope," a milestone of one-cut films. I also recommend "Young and Innocent," where the intention of the camera work shines through.