"Mr. Satan" simply mock all the way to every aspect of human vanity. It has never been enough of revealing the facades of this so-called social order in a mockumentary style. It's doesn't always has to be make sense and go full on realism on everything to deliver strong feelings if your directing style choose not to take anything seriously.
As a millennial myself, i had to come up with a way to ease those anxieties coming from the impact of expectation discrepancy towards our society. Matter of fact Lars gave me a way out of this, a spiritual and artistic way. His emotions towards the ignorance and arrogance, his take on the absurdity in modern politics has been well received. His malice towards the few sane and goodwill left in the Kingdom gave me a lot of pleasure. It would be a lie if i say I don't enjoy watching those naughty traps close down any possible solution to get out of the situation. Even worse, the righteous drive of our protagonist, Karen, attempting to put all the puzzles together has eventually become the key who helped all things worked very well for Mr. Satan. It's certainly provocative for our society as the mainstream cultural values still fondly imagined do good in a most honest way possible without thinking too much will eventually benefit for each other, in fact, the kindness will screw over by the wicked effortlessly, like in the show presented, nothing fancy, nothing like offending your moral standard that kind of big move, a simple image flip of your blueprint will do just fine.
Perhaps Lars doesn't tell us what to do, but one must know your kindness may not necessarily contribute to the bigger picture as you wanted, and what's more, things may possibly got worse when you "helped", frankly you just doing it for your vanity, those part you feel good when things fit your moral. Do as you want, don't carry too much hope or expectation. As his fellow Scandinavian director Aki Kaurismäki once said: When all the hope is gone, there is no reason for pessimism. I can say I'm officially liberated by Lars's cynicism.
Perhaps Lars' demonic mind hasn't changed a bit from all his sicknesses, mentally or physically. It would be evil if i say i am glad if the mental health issues has contributed to every creations of his. It is what it is, i still treasure every bit of him, including his take on the fascists, i know he weren't joking out there in Cannes when everyone can read this statement from all his work, as the show goes in the end: Vær velberedt på at tage det gode med det onde (Next time, prepare to take the good with the evil.)
It's has been a while since my last time had a chance to soak in to a nightmarish tale for almost 6 hours long binge watching. I feel bad about the show doesn't get much credit and recognition from the critics, but Lars wouldn't like his work popularized anyway.
As a millennial myself, i had to come up with a way to ease those anxieties coming from the impact of expectation discrepancy towards our society. Matter of fact Lars gave me a way out of this, a spiritual and artistic way. His emotions towards the ignorance and arrogance, his take on the absurdity in modern politics has been well received. His malice towards the few sane and goodwill left in the Kingdom gave me a lot of pleasure. It would be a lie if i say I don't enjoy watching those naughty traps close down any possible solution to get out of the situation. Even worse, the righteous drive of our protagonist, Karen, attempting to put all the puzzles together has eventually become the key who helped all things worked very well for Mr. Satan. It's certainly provocative for our society as the mainstream cultural values still fondly imagined do good in a most honest way possible without thinking too much will eventually benefit for each other, in fact, the kindness will screw over by the wicked effortlessly, like in the show presented, nothing fancy, nothing like offending your moral standard that kind of big move, a simple image flip of your blueprint will do just fine.
Perhaps Lars doesn't tell us what to do, but one must know your kindness may not necessarily contribute to the bigger picture as you wanted, and what's more, things may possibly got worse when you "helped", frankly you just doing it for your vanity, those part you feel good when things fit your moral. Do as you want, don't carry too much hope or expectation. As his fellow Scandinavian director Aki Kaurismäki once said: When all the hope is gone, there is no reason for pessimism. I can say I'm officially liberated by Lars's cynicism.
Perhaps Lars' demonic mind hasn't changed a bit from all his sicknesses, mentally or physically. It would be evil if i say i am glad if the mental health issues has contributed to every creations of his. It is what it is, i still treasure every bit of him, including his take on the fascists, i know he weren't joking out there in Cannes when everyone can read this statement from all his work, as the show goes in the end: Vær velberedt på at tage det gode med det onde (Next time, prepare to take the good with the evil.)
It's has been a while since my last time had a chance to soak in to a nightmarish tale for almost 6 hours long binge watching. I feel bad about the show doesn't get much credit and recognition from the critics, but Lars wouldn't like his work popularized anyway.