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I watch a lot of crappy movies, most of them turn out to be junk, but this gem of a film makes all the crappy B-roll movies I've seen worth it. It is a genuinely interesting, meaningful and poignant film.

The reason I would say it was mostly panned is because you have to pay attention. What, you say?! Yes, in today's day and age of tiktoks and 4 second videos, a film where you have to pay attention to the overall theme to understand it is not an easy feat, but the people who are willing to do so will be rewarded. I don't want to give any spoilers, so I will just leave this hint; this film (and yes I say film rather than movie because this truly is a simple masterpiece) is a commentary on human relationships and how they are affected by technology. How love between couples is affected, between parents and children, between random strangers, and even between people and their religion. There are many characters who each reflect this theme, but only one main character, the rest of the stories are told in brief snippets between each other. So, compared to a regular movie, which is a linear story with a few main characters and which follows a simple, predictable plot and satisfying resolution, this story gives none of that, which is probably why people did not like it.

This is not a movie for the everyman. It's not a movie for casual film fans. It's not a movie for someone who wants nonstop action. This is a movie for people who like to think a bit deeper about things, and who can read between the lines. It will never be appreciated on a massive scale, and that is okay. If you can watch the film and understand and digest the themes, symbols and plots woven within, consider yourself exceptional.

I watched this several weeks ago, and I still have it in my head. I will never forget this film, that's how strange and unique it was. When I first began watching it, I thought it was some old foreign film- turns out it was and is not, just filmed in that style.

The entire film is very symbolic, hidden meanings abound, but for the strangeness alone, I would highly recommend it.

I gave it 8/10 because, although a great film, if the writing had been a bit more telltale and decipherable, it would have made it that much better. As it is, it's very esoteric, which is fine, but for that reason I felt I could not rate it a 10.