While watching this it felt like a short story set to music and images (No surprise then when I found out after it was based on a novel). And I can dig that but it's certainly not for everyone. If you're not really into sci-fi (particularly of the written kind) I would say avoid this.
As for the film, I understand what they were going for with the visuals but I felt myself wishing they'd do just a tad more, even just in terms of variety. The incredible music does so much of the heavy lifting, I just wish the visuals were able to reach that same level. Watching it in the dark I was initially gripped but by midway through the visuals had become a bit repetitive for me and I found myself almost closing my eyes, turning it into a audio experience, which still kinda works to be honest.
The passing of Johan was really a great loss to cinema and I'm sad we will never get to see what other interesting projects he would have done.
As for the film, I understand what they were going for with the visuals but I felt myself wishing they'd do just a tad more, even just in terms of variety. The incredible music does so much of the heavy lifting, I just wish the visuals were able to reach that same level. Watching it in the dark I was initially gripped but by midway through the visuals had become a bit repetitive for me and I found myself almost closing my eyes, turning it into a audio experience, which still kinda works to be honest.
The passing of Johan was really a great loss to cinema and I'm sad we will never get to see what other interesting projects he would have done.