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“"Vox Lux" is a very interesting experience more than an interesting film. Not to insinuate I'm trashing it out the gate. On the contrary, I much admire its dedication to a style so divergent from the Hollywood standard that it beckoned me to continue watching even when you feel like I'd lost grasp of the film's intentions. Naturally, this approach is enough to alienate a large portion of any potential audience if they are not inclined to consume a structure that almost seems purposely pretentious at times and genuinely, intensely philosophical at others. The film truly manages to walk a tightrope that gives it both scale and scope and the feeling of an art house film. I wish I could say that it's a brilliant piece of work on either end but, though it keep me fascinated in its own special w” read more
Watched in 2019
Watched in 2019 (126 movies items)"18.9. Niin monelle elokuvalle elokuvan väkivaltainen alkukohtaus saattaisi olla kliimaksi, mutta Vox Lux ottaa toisenlaisen näkökulman aiheeseensa. Ollaakseen nyt ensimmäinen tämänkaltainen traumaelokuva miesmuistiin* Vox Lux osoittautuu kuitenkin järisyttävän laimeaksikin. Yhteiskunta- ja popkuvaksena Vox Lux on oikeinkin mallikas, mutta se, miten elokuva kohtelee sen päähahmomaan Celesteä, ei tahdo tuntua ensimmäisen 20 minuutin jälkeen enää yhtään miltään. Naurettavan pit"
Movie Diary (spiel within, not spoiler free) pt.ii (24 movies items)"Well shot. Slow and moody. Definitely not happy. -Don't know why they had the younger version of her be so emotionally dead and yet singing and making a career out of expressing herself after a tragedy. Feels completely off and inhuman. Maybe they were trying to portray naivety but just comes off making the film seem more strange. But maybe that sort of unemotional shallowness is part of what the movie portrays. Adult version seems to speak in shallow lyrics. Lack of connection between pop lyri"
