It appears that this film was made as a student project while Louis Lapat was a student at Columbia University. In light of this, I am comparing this film to other independent student films and not polished Hollywood films with much more exorbitant budgets--though the film would still be very good regardless. It's a very funny and clever way to illustrate life and all of our little neuroses and is well worth watching.
Warren is a young man who is dealing with Depression. However, Depression is not just sadness but an actual living personification that follows Warren everywhere--encouraging him to give in to depression. At first, he does what this guy tells him, but later he summons Motivation and Confidence to follow him around and keep him busy--too busy to give in to Depression. Seeing Warren being followed about town by these three (and later four) personifications is very creative. Plus, listening to them as they buffet poor Warren is funny.
The movie, though, is more than this funny concept--and that is why I gave it a very high rating. How all this is resolved and the final scenes of the film where Warren's personifications have company is really well done. And, in a final wonderful scene, as the film ends, you see the male actors from the film as they talk to the audience--begging them to be nice to Louis Lapat--saying that if you see him, make sure to be positive in your criticism. Such shameless pandering was actually very, very funny and made the film all the better.
There is a final warning, though, and that is that there is a lot of adult content. References to drugs, binge drinking, sex, etc. are rampant. In one potentially X-rated scene, instead of showing full-frontal nudity, cartoons were used--complete with a strategically placed black box to cover genitalia. While this is all rather risqué, this film is probably fine for older teens--but certainly not kids.
Warren is a young man who is dealing with Depression. However, Depression is not just sadness but an actual living personification that follows Warren everywhere--encouraging him to give in to depression. At first, he does what this guy tells him, but later he summons Motivation and Confidence to follow him around and keep him busy--too busy to give in to Depression. Seeing Warren being followed about town by these three (and later four) personifications is very creative. Plus, listening to them as they buffet poor Warren is funny.
The movie, though, is more than this funny concept--and that is why I gave it a very high rating. How all this is resolved and the final scenes of the film where Warren's personifications have company is really well done. And, in a final wonderful scene, as the film ends, you see the male actors from the film as they talk to the audience--begging them to be nice to Louis Lapat--saying that if you see him, make sure to be positive in your criticism. Such shameless pandering was actually very, very funny and made the film all the better.
There is a final warning, though, and that is that there is a lot of adult content. References to drugs, binge drinking, sex, etc. are rampant. In one potentially X-rated scene, instead of showing full-frontal nudity, cartoons were used--complete with a strategically placed black box to cover genitalia. While this is all rather risqué, this film is probably fine for older teens--but certainly not kids.
