Maybe, if I had watched this movie a good few years back, when it was first released, or around that time...
I was much younger, life was "better" and I had developed a bit of a niche fascination with Asian films, more notably the horror/suspense/mystery genre - as well as some more "wacky" comedies, specifically from Japan and Korea. I couldn't get enough of them,mostly great films. Stuff like "A Tale of Two Sisters", "Adrift in Tokyo", Kim ki-duk, Miike and the like.
(You can see this for yourself as I did review a few of them on this site many years ago)
I watched this last night and while there is much to be admired... The acting and the film-making are great. The story is a bit of a mess. And I wasn't expecting a comedy.
Other reviews, mostly very positive, describe this as a genre-defying movie and whatnot, and how genius and inventive it is, etc. Maybe, back then it was something amazing and new?
I was left confused at the end of an admittedly hard time to actually finish the movie. So, this is about madness? Revenge? Conspiracy? I'm supposed to feel confused? Good and bad at the same time? Surprised?
I felt nothing. Good editing and camera work, but the plot is weak. The ending was, to me, at the same time, predictable and stupid. Not to mention some bizarre and unnecessary real life imagery thrown into the mix late in the game.
I didn't have fun and I was not invested in what was happening. I wasn't grossed out, this is not a violent or gory movie, not really. Just... Meh.
Maybe I'm old and jaded. My taste in movies has undeniably changed. In retrospect, I'd review and/or rate so many films very differently now.
But then again... I know that VERY recently I came across a few amazing Asian movies: "The Wailing", "Tag (2015)", "Welcome Back Mr McDonald", "One Cut of the Dead" and stuff I hadn't seen from Kurosawa before, like "Retribution" and "Seance". A few more even...
So... Yeah, "Save the Green Planet", not even close to be being a good movie in my opinion.
5/10.
I was much younger, life was "better" and I had developed a bit of a niche fascination with Asian films, more notably the horror/suspense/mystery genre - as well as some more "wacky" comedies, specifically from Japan and Korea. I couldn't get enough of them,mostly great films. Stuff like "A Tale of Two Sisters", "Adrift in Tokyo", Kim ki-duk, Miike and the like.
(You can see this for yourself as I did review a few of them on this site many years ago)
I watched this last night and while there is much to be admired... The acting and the film-making are great. The story is a bit of a mess. And I wasn't expecting a comedy.
Other reviews, mostly very positive, describe this as a genre-defying movie and whatnot, and how genius and inventive it is, etc. Maybe, back then it was something amazing and new?
I was left confused at the end of an admittedly hard time to actually finish the movie. So, this is about madness? Revenge? Conspiracy? I'm supposed to feel confused? Good and bad at the same time? Surprised?
I felt nothing. Good editing and camera work, but the plot is weak. The ending was, to me, at the same time, predictable and stupid. Not to mention some bizarre and unnecessary real life imagery thrown into the mix late in the game.
I didn't have fun and I was not invested in what was happening. I wasn't grossed out, this is not a violent or gory movie, not really. Just... Meh.
Maybe I'm old and jaded. My taste in movies has undeniably changed. In retrospect, I'd review and/or rate so many films very differently now.
But then again... I know that VERY recently I came across a few amazing Asian movies: "The Wailing", "Tag (2015)", "Welcome Back Mr McDonald", "One Cut of the Dead" and stuff I hadn't seen from Kurosawa before, like "Retribution" and "Seance". A few more even...
So... Yeah, "Save the Green Planet", not even close to be being a good movie in my opinion.
5/10.