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Monsters exist, but so do mirrors and sometimes we are staring into one without realising it!
Sometimes you think you understand a situation just because you have heard or seen enough about it. Monster is about that moment when you realise you actually didn't and how uncomfortable that realisation can be. For 2 hours, it somehow quietly rearranges your assumptions and makes you aware as a viewer or the character themselves how quickly people choose a side and how rarely anyone stops to ask what might be missing.
It is like a conversation where everyone was speaking honestly when isolated and just not to each other. The movie isn’t interested in shock or spectacle and is more invested in interpretations. There is no rush to provide clarity.
By the time it settles, you realise the “monster” was never simply just an ugly human, but also a gap between reality and perception. Do not get me wrong, this isn't a defence of some animals that humans are, nor a denial of damage. But rather a forgotten reminder that perspective is not a passive lens but an active force in this world. Meaning changes depending on where you stand. Power, history, and vulnerability bend interpretation. An action experienced as violence by one may be survival to another. An act of self-protection may look like hostility from the outside. Again, this does not excuse harm, but it explains how meaning fractures across distance.
The direction is very good. I usually don't look at the crew list, but I did here. The performances, especially by the two young boys, were exceptional and from others across the board too. I have no complaints about visuals. The lighting, intentional silences... everything just worked in harmony.
My only complaint is that it had too many loose ends. And I am just not talking about a specific event. No doubt it created curiosity, which is usually a strength. I kept thinking about it after it ended...replaying scenes, trying to read between the lines. But some questions didn’t feel like they were meant to make you think. They felt dropped, like the story moved on before they had a chance to land. Maybe it's my obsession for closure speaking here but yes...
Overall, I would definitely recommend this. This is not what I was expecting and I am surprised, but in a good, thought-provoking but also in an unsettling way.
It is like a conversation where everyone was speaking honestly when isolated and just not to each other. The movie isn’t interested in shock or spectacle and is more invested in interpretations. There is no rush to provide clarity.
By the time it settles, you realise the “monster” was never simply just an ugly human, but also a gap between reality and perception. Do not get me wrong, this isn't a defence of some animals that humans are, nor a denial of damage. But rather a forgotten reminder that perspective is not a passive lens but an active force in this world. Meaning changes depending on where you stand. Power, history, and vulnerability bend interpretation. An action experienced as violence by one may be survival to another. An act of self-protection may look like hostility from the outside. Again, this does not excuse harm, but it explains how meaning fractures across distance.
The direction is very good. I usually don't look at the crew list, but I did here. The performances, especially by the two young boys, were exceptional and from others across the board too. I have no complaints about visuals. The lighting, intentional silences... everything just worked in harmony.
My only complaint is that it had too many loose ends. And I am just not talking about a specific event. No doubt it created curiosity, which is usually a strength. I kept thinking about it after it ended...replaying scenes, trying to read between the lines. But some questions didn’t feel like they were meant to make you think. They felt dropped, like the story moved on before they had a chance to land. Maybe it's my obsession for closure speaking here but yes...
Overall, I would definitely recommend this. This is not what I was expecting and I am surprised, but in a good, thought-provoking but also in an unsettling way.
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