Review of Cat Soup

Cat Soup (2001)
10/10
Grit, with a White Coat of Paint
15 May 2023
I don't mean to sound pretentious, but this movie genuinely rekindled my love for experimental art. I'm not a filmbro or anything, but this movie? It genuinely made me reconsider how I saw art.

I remember watching this movie for the first time and just not being able to put anything together. My head was just populated with images beyond my comprehension-nothing made sense. But, in a way... i got it.

I felt like this movie spoke to me on a subconscious level. I really felt like this movie was something that I'd make as a kid. It's such an unpretentious and genuine movie, it feels so accurate to what childhood is. Cruelty and grit with a white coat of paint.

The pacing is just about what you'd expect from a film shot from a juvenile lens; it actually feels like a child's stream of consciousness. It feels like my exact cognitive footprint from when I was 6 years old.

It's a beautifully innocent and ironically humanistic watch. The movie perfectly captures the hedonistic and cruel nature of children.
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