jungerhanson

One has to applaud the director and team for spending so much time on the details. It looked fabulous, sounded spectacular, and the story... well let's say I came for the ride and wasn't expecting much. Don't get me wrong I love the original movie but not so much for the story. For me it was always the theme of the movie, the visuals and the world that sparked my interests. It's the lack of further exploring that theme that was setup in the first movie that was my real disappointment. Yes, there is the whole reproduction aspect, but to be honest it could have been further explored. Also it missed some of the grit of the first movie. It looked too perfect. The acting was all right. Loved all the new actors and their parts. Harrison was alright but not great, not his fault but his part very underwritten. I did enjoy every minute of the movie, but just didn't love it as much as I would have wanted. At times it felt as they were so protective and honoring the first that they were scared to push it in new directions.

I managed to catch a screening at the documentary festival in Amsterdam. I was intrigued by the trailer, which I found heavy-handed but wildly intriguing. I was interested in learning more about Polaroid. I did, but got more then expected. Tbh I was blown away by it. What was brought to the screen was beyond anything I was expecting. Space Odyssey in a Herzog - Malick kind of way, if that makes any sense. A visually striking retro ride for sure. There is no plot outline written yet. It's hard to describe, without spoiling anything I would say the movie leans towards being a visual poem. The characters have surreal connections to Polaroid film. The story is layered with fascinating quotes, a reoccurring theme of Christmas, a search for a chemical formula, an artist in a pink bathrobe and her funny chickens. I found it hard to wrap my head around all the details. There's one part of the movie involving the inventor of Polaroid, which totally blew my mind. I enjoyed it immensely and made me want to dig up that old Polaroid camera.