This is a fever dream, with incredible visuals : artsy, obscure, lenghty
This movie was quite an incredible cinematic experience. It was really thought-provoking but also quite lengthy and difficult to digest in one sitting, which I did.The story in itself felt like a fever dream, jumping the viewer from vignette to vignette with some striking visuals. Each story had its own graphic palette of colors and tones, its own way of filmmaking...The care on the esthetics, the meticulous attention to details, was the best part of the film. However, while the craft being outstanding, there was also a lack of clarity in the storytelling that felt a bit frustrating to me, making the viewing experience also somewhat tiresome. I wish they would have done the set up and the ending in a less conceptual way, to brought together better the whole movie.
Acting was really good with the minimalist cast doing a solid job. Especially Jackson Yee, who I didn't know and who was incredible in this. I am astonished at how good he is and the range he demonstrated. I will definitely be looking forward to watching him in more roles.
I would recommend this movie to people that enjoy artsy, conceptual and experimental movie. If you want a good brain scratch, this is the movie for you. It is for sure not without flaws in its storytelling and pacing, but it really leaves a strong lasting impression on the viewer who is bound to be left with many questions and thoughts.
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Lovely and weird
I was deeply impressed by this movie even though it’s very possibly the weirdest film I have ever seen and that includes Eraserhead. The plot about dreaming is more of a framework for several short films whose meaning is difficult to determine. The first one, about two men and a mysterious suitcase, was my favorite. I also liked the last one, about two lovers attempting an escape on New Years Eve 2000. The acting was excellent and the imagery very striking, but at some point I stopped tryin to process it as a linear experience and just let it wash over me. If you like something different and mysterious I highly recommend it.Was this review helpful to you?
Marvellous
I was trying to watch this movie since its release in Cannes and as the saying goes, "When there's a will, there's a way". I finally made it, and it totally surpassed my wildest expectations.I'm in awe. Conceptual, innovative, visually stunning, complex, with multi-layered narratives and three subjects very close to me: Cinema, Chinese history in the 20th century, and Buddhism. Also, an ode to art and cinema as a collective dream, as a form of exploration in a society that worships technology and pure rationality. On top of all that, there's the sheer mastery of the film's technical language. I honestly have no words.
The dream/illusion is obviously the main theme, no matter from what perspective you approach it. One of the things that, in my opinion, makes this movie truly a masterpiece is that, besides its compelling cinematic language, it has several layers and multiple meanings that allow you to enjoy it regardless of whether you grasp one, two, or more of them, or of the interpretations you give them. To talk about it would be endless, and it would indeed require a discussion. I'm still processing everything I've seen.
This is the second time I've come across an audiovisual project structured around Buddhism while simultaneously exploring other, similar narratives or related themes. Coincidentally, or perhaps not, both were Chinese and released in 2025.
To watch and rewatch many times, for whatever reason you choose. ..if you like/are familiar or interested in at least one of the subjects mentioned above.
Wow, simply Wow.
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Un viaggio sensoriale e poetico che si muove come un sogno lucido.
Resurrection è un’esperienza cinematografica rara, costruita in sei capitoli ognuno legato a un senso diverso. Ogni capitolo cambia completamente stile, luce, ritmo e atmosfera, come se il regista stesse sfogliando le pagine della storia del cinema e della Cina del Novecento trasformandole in visioni oniriche. La fotografia è di una bellezza ipnotica e straniante, mentre la musica di M83 avvolge ogni immagine con un’eterea malinconia.Il cuore del film è la riflessione, semplice e potente, sull’importanza del sogno. In un mondo che ha scelto l’immortalità rinunciando alle illusioni, il Delirante (interpretato da un magnifico Jackson Yee), ultima creatura che non ha smesso di sognare, ci ricorda che i sogni sono ciò che ci rende umani donandoci la capacità di sentire davvero le emozioni. Il cinema diventa qui un “mostro” vivo, l’ultimo rifugio dove questi sogni possono resuscitare, anche solo per un momento, prima di dissolversi.
Il film è ambizioso, a tratti eccessivo, a tratti lentissimo. Può lasciare insoddisfatto chi cerca un filo chiaro da afferrare, ma per chi abbandona la voglia di capire e si lascia attraversare dalle immagini e dalle sensazioni, è un’esperienza che resta dentro come un ricordo che non si sa bene se si è davvero vissuto o solo sognato.
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