BAMSOLA
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Mood Indigo: To be honest there were times during the opening 10 minutes where I wasn't sure exactly what it was that I was watching; such is its seemingly random nature. However the longer you watch this, the more the visual language begins to make some kind of sense and the more everything seems a little less random and more well though out to the point that it begins to make something close to sense by the end (I’m guessing you can watch it 20 times and still not completely understand where Gondry was going with certain things). Initially I was worried that it would be a visually arresting and brilliantly creative but hollow watch but I have to say by the end not only was it enjoyable but it had some sense of purpose about it. It does get carried away somewhat by its own visual creative flair which spills over into whimsy at times, and presents a lot of ideas that I’m guessing the French can probably make a lot more sense of than I can (the French love of philosophy is on full display here) however by the end I could forgive it that for the moments of genuine endearing child-like creativity and charm it has. It isn't however gonna be everyone's cup of tea though due to most of those moments where it spills over into whimsy.
6/10
6/10
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