Everything in the End

The amazing visuals in this film are nicely balanced with a couple big topics: grieving, dealing with mortality, the end of the world. The solemnly heavy themes are magically offset by a powerfully subtle call-without an ounce of being preachy-for love and kindness and I left the film inspired to be a better person. Riveting acting performances amidst the Icelandic landscape calibrate the pace and bring viewers into an immersive and intimate experience. Highly recommend for all lovers of film, especially the themes mentioned above.

I love this film; the cinematography is gorgeous and the performances are understated and wonderful. As the film unfolds, we are invited in to observe and think - it's a meditative, compelling experience that rewards an attentive viewer.

The whole vibe of this movie is perfect. One of my favorite depictions of the end of days on earth. Doesn't focus on catastrophe, but on quiet and peace. If this film took place anywhere else we might see more panic, joy, or chaos, but here in Iceland, the end of the world comes in a long, peaceful wave of emotional rhythms as different characters weave in and out of the film. It is beautiful and withheld in the best ways. It is probably the best corner of the world to be in when everything ends, and the filmmaking takes on the character of the environment, using the poetry of the landscape to tell the story.

What I especially love is that the script emphasizes the human connection above all else. If there's anything that can last in the end, that's it.

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This film really allows a lot of space to be right along these characters, on their lost meanderings, as they attempted to make some last connections. I felt it was similar in tone to another spacious film, Nomadland. Where it was fine with letting characters be alone for a while, and you could breath it all in with them. I enjoyed every windy moment of it.

The viewer follows a spectrum of characters all dealing with the concept of imminent death. Some are confident and others terrified. Those processing deep losses seem most ready to reconcile with this next phenomenon. The viewer has the opportunity to identify with one or more characters in their own meditation of loss, whether past or what is to come. The wrap-up is surprising and I'm still processing its plausibility and placement. However taken philosophically, one might expect that everything is reconciled, in some manner, in the end. Highly recommend this picturesque journey through Loss.