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wackidywack This might sound weird, but it's entire set up is super cheap. It's filmed in black and white, the scenes are simple but recognisable, it really doesn't have a lot going for it. And yet, it kinda draws you in, ... it shows that with few materials and black and white imagery you can make someting really compelling. Then you have this dreamy nightmarish drum and base playing, constantly wipping you in this sort of frenzied like state of mind as the main character deals with his obsessive insanity.
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The dialogue is weird, and yet there are some really good moments in there. The best moments are those moments where the main character is talking to his mentor while playing GO. And the more he searches, the more complicated it is, the more restless he gets, the more frantic the entire situation becomes and the more you feel that he's going to break down at any minute. All the actors play it incredibly well. Even though the story is so bizar and fucked up, it feels like all of it is real. And it just pushes you to it's dramatic conclussion. There are no boring moments, it just keeps firing stuff at the vieuwer, it's visually pleasing, hypnotic and even the moments where you get some serenity it goes along with self reflection before the drums start kicking in again. It's just a rush.
When you ask me, if this is the best movie ever made... I'll say no, like there are better works out there. You can't compare this with things like: The Godfather, Jaws, Bladerunner, ... . But that doesn't mean I don't love it. It's just shows that you don't need to have a massive budget to make a really good movie. And I just love the insanity of it all. It's really well done IMO.