joern-de-jong
Joined Jan 2013
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"Alles wird hier für einen getan. Nur glücklich sein - das muss man selbst."
("Everything is done for you here. All you have to do is be happy.")
Benjamin's (Robert Stadlober) brief description of the boarding school feels like a slap in the face for anyone with real problems. Especially after spending the entire film watching the naive, carefree, almost jaded existence of a group of young people.
Leaving aside the disability, which is hardly addressed anyway and only appears for biographical reasons. Almost every character is doing extremely well, and yet they constantly struggle.
The boarding school can be seen as a metaphor for life. Here, even minor problems (some of which are self-inflicted) can stand in the way of happiness. Even extremely favorable circumstances do not protect from a descent into melancholy. Happiness is something you have to create for yourself.
The music fits well into each scene, including the title track "Crazy" by the "amateur" live band.
There is a scene akin to a printed "Photo Love Story", which caught me off-guard as a refreshing cinematic diversion, thoroughly enjoyable.
Today, a good 20 years after its release, another facet has been added to the film, one that may not have been intended. "Crazy" shows the (somewhat stylized, but certainly realistic) interactions of the last generation before the widespread use of social media. I found this an interesting aspect because the story of the film is so relatable, even though the conditions depicted are now completely outdated. It's also strange to see how almost all minors smoke (even in restaurants).
However, don't expect a character study. It's mostly about the little adventures of circle-jerking boys whose backstories are glossed over in 1-2 sentences. The female roles are consistently one-dimensional.
If you go along with it, you'll hardly feel bored and will leave the film with a comfortably optimistic ending.
("Everything is done for you here. All you have to do is be happy.")
Benjamin's (Robert Stadlober) brief description of the boarding school feels like a slap in the face for anyone with real problems. Especially after spending the entire film watching the naive, carefree, almost jaded existence of a group of young people.
Leaving aside the disability, which is hardly addressed anyway and only appears for biographical reasons. Almost every character is doing extremely well, and yet they constantly struggle.
The boarding school can be seen as a metaphor for life. Here, even minor problems (some of which are self-inflicted) can stand in the way of happiness. Even extremely favorable circumstances do not protect from a descent into melancholy. Happiness is something you have to create for yourself.
The music fits well into each scene, including the title track "Crazy" by the "amateur" live band.
There is a scene akin to a printed "Photo Love Story", which caught me off-guard as a refreshing cinematic diversion, thoroughly enjoyable.
Today, a good 20 years after its release, another facet has been added to the film, one that may not have been intended. "Crazy" shows the (somewhat stylized, but certainly realistic) interactions of the last generation before the widespread use of social media. I found this an interesting aspect because the story of the film is so relatable, even though the conditions depicted are now completely outdated. It's also strange to see how almost all minors smoke (even in restaurants).
However, don't expect a character study. It's mostly about the little adventures of circle-jerking boys whose backstories are glossed over in 1-2 sentences. The female roles are consistently one-dimensional.
If you go along with it, you'll hardly feel bored and will leave the film with a comfortably optimistic ending.
The underlying premise offered a promising amount of opportunities to show the dark mechanics (power, greed, hatred, envy,...), but also the brighter moments (community, joy, confidence,...) of a society.
Unfortunately, the execution is not very nuanced. There are many approaches that are not thought to their logical conclusion - and in the end usually slide into blunt violence as an end in itself. It must have been somewhere in the middle of the series where the plot slowly started to crumble due to inconsistent behavior and weird spins.
The concept of time as a currency has minor shortcomings that could be overlooked if it were otherwise a well-rounded story.
Unfortunately, the execution is not very nuanced. There are many approaches that are not thought to their logical conclusion - and in the end usually slide into blunt violence as an end in itself. It must have been somewhere in the middle of the series where the plot slowly started to crumble due to inconsistent behavior and weird spins.
The concept of time as a currency has minor shortcomings that could be overlooked if it were otherwise a well-rounded story.
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