Movie #205 watched on 7/16/2019.
Director: Rian Johnson | Writer(s): Rian Johnson
I love Rian Johnson but I had for some reason or another never watched this early work. This is not what I expected. I say that not in a bad way but as someone who feels like he stepped up onto the curb only to realize that the curb is not there.
This movie is a modern noir detective mystery movie but set in a modern high school setting. This is reminiscent of Baz Lurhman’s Romeo+Juliet that uses Shakespeare’s exact dialog but set the film in a more modern aesthetic. In this case, the dialog is in the same style and cadence as old noir detective movies. At first, it’s a bit off-putting if you are not expecting it but once you realize what the film is doing it becomes easier to digest. At some point, I need to rewatch this with this in mind from the get-go.
As far as the mystery presented, it’s interesting and almost comical at some points because of the high school setting. I need to rewatch and sit with this film before I truly figure out how I feel about it.
Vía Letterboxd – Andrés Echevarria
