Melancholia Movie Review - Till Death Do Us Part
An enormous planet called Melancholia is about to strike the Earth and unaware of this big bang is Justine who is preparing for her wedding just a few days before the doomsday.
Cast - Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alexander Skarsgard, Kiefer Sutherland, Cameron Spurr
Directed By - Lars von Trier
Genre - Sci-Fi, Drama, Fantasy
The dictionary defines Melancholia as a feeling of deep sadness. This Melancholia comes in the form of a big planet, in this Lars von Trier's film, which is about to collide with the Earth. But the film rarely concentrates on this upcoming disaster until the last few minutes of it, and instead, we are taken to the wedding reception of Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgard). The reception takes place at the estate of Justine's sister, Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and her husband, John (Kiefer Sutherland). During the reception, we come to know about Justin's dysfunctional family and how all the glittering smiling faces contain deep hateful feelings within them.
For a movie involving the end of the world, Melancholia sans all the cliches which have become a part of the mainstream cinema involving the same topic. There are no scenes involving the flashes of the news channel talking about the incoming disaster or a big CGI shot showing the destruction of the Earth on a large scale. The big bang when it comes leaves us with a strange sort of happiness keeping our minds calm as we admire the visuals with awe. In his review of Melancholia, Roger Ebert said that if he were to choose a director to make a film on the end of the world, Lars von Trier would be his first choice and after watching this film, I wholeheartedly agree with Ebert because Trier is that director who understands the gravity of the situation and hence does not waste time by developing some romantic subplot. Melancholia is the second film under Trier's unofficially titled "Depression Trilogy" with Antichrist being the first one and Nymphomaniac being the third. I loved Antichrist and would suggest checking it out. Since the director got the inspiration for this film during his depressive episode, it comes as a no surprise that he managed to portray the state of a depressed person with such accuracy. Although, I have been fortunate enough to not experience it myself, the people who have gone through it and watched this film all tell the same thing that the film showed the state of mind of a depressed person very realistically.
Lars von Trier is a controversial filmmaker who has forced people to faint and even walk out from his screenings. I don't always agree with his beliefs, but I respect him as a director as he firmly believes in his vision and puts a lot of hard work and love in his movies. He is one of those rare directors who makes a film out of respect, and I admire his craft and filmmaking process. He made good use of the lightings and played well with the shadows to create some beautiful images. Melancholia is undoubtedly not as controversial and disturbing as his previous films, but it is also not a film for everyone. It comes under those artsy category films which have long shots of objects or things shot in slow motion which is admired by some and bashed as nonsensical by others. Trier also uses a handheld camera to shoot the film resulting in unstable frames which refer to the volatile state of its characters, and it also looks like a documentary which gives it a more realistic feel.
During its premiere at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, Kirsten Dunst received the Best Actress Award for her performance and she deserved it as her performance was exceptional. It was a pleasure to see her outside the character of Mary Jane from the Spiderman trilogy. Another actress whom I found to be outstanding was Charlotte Gainsbourg. She was as breathtaking as I found her to be in Antichrist, she is an actress with great talent who can give her colleagues a run for their money. I would like to see more of her in the future films. The rest of the supporting cast was also fantastic in their parts and gave a superb performance.
Although many would regard this film as boring and pointless, Melancholia still deserves to be watched for its sheer brilliance in filmmaking featuring some beautiful imagery which lingers inside you for a long time after the credits had been rolled.
Rating - 4.5/5
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Cast - Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alexander Skarsgard, Kiefer Sutherland, Cameron Spurr
Directed By - Lars von Trier
Genre - Sci-Fi, Drama, Fantasy
The dictionary defines Melancholia as a feeling of deep sadness. This Melancholia comes in the form of a big planet, in this Lars von Trier's film, which is about to collide with the Earth. But the film rarely concentrates on this upcoming disaster until the last few minutes of it, and instead, we are taken to the wedding reception of Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgard). The reception takes place at the estate of Justine's sister, Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and her husband, John (Kiefer Sutherland). During the reception, we come to know about Justin's dysfunctional family and how all the glittering smiling faces contain deep hateful feelings within them.
For a movie involving the end of the world, Melancholia sans all the cliches which have become a part of the mainstream cinema involving the same topic. There are no scenes involving the flashes of the news channel talking about the incoming disaster or a big CGI shot showing the destruction of the Earth on a large scale. The big bang when it comes leaves us with a strange sort of happiness keeping our minds calm as we admire the visuals with awe. In his review of Melancholia, Roger Ebert said that if he were to choose a director to make a film on the end of the world, Lars von Trier would be his first choice and after watching this film, I wholeheartedly agree with Ebert because Trier is that director who understands the gravity of the situation and hence does not waste time by developing some romantic subplot. Melancholia is the second film under Trier's unofficially titled "Depression Trilogy" with Antichrist being the first one and Nymphomaniac being the third. I loved Antichrist and would suggest checking it out. Since the director got the inspiration for this film during his depressive episode, it comes as a no surprise that he managed to portray the state of a depressed person with such accuracy. Although, I have been fortunate enough to not experience it myself, the people who have gone through it and watched this film all tell the same thing that the film showed the state of mind of a depressed person very realistically.
Lars von Trier is a controversial filmmaker who has forced people to faint and even walk out from his screenings. I don't always agree with his beliefs, but I respect him as a director as he firmly believes in his vision and puts a lot of hard work and love in his movies. He is one of those rare directors who makes a film out of respect, and I admire his craft and filmmaking process. He made good use of the lightings and played well with the shadows to create some beautiful images. Melancholia is undoubtedly not as controversial and disturbing as his previous films, but it is also not a film for everyone. It comes under those artsy category films which have long shots of objects or things shot in slow motion which is admired by some and bashed as nonsensical by others. Trier also uses a handheld camera to shoot the film resulting in unstable frames which refer to the volatile state of its characters, and it also looks like a documentary which gives it a more realistic feel.
During its premiere at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, Kirsten Dunst received the Best Actress Award for her performance and she deserved it as her performance was exceptional. It was a pleasure to see her outside the character of Mary Jane from the Spiderman trilogy. Another actress whom I found to be outstanding was Charlotte Gainsbourg. She was as breathtaking as I found her to be in Antichrist, she is an actress with great talent who can give her colleagues a run for their money. I would like to see more of her in the future films. The rest of the supporting cast was also fantastic in their parts and gave a superb performance.
Although many would regard this film as boring and pointless, Melancholia still deserves to be watched for its sheer brilliance in filmmaking featuring some beautiful imagery which lingers inside you for a long time after the credits had been rolled.
Rating - 4.5/5
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