Saturday, November 23, 2019

Colossal (2016)

A party girl always in trouble discovers that she can control the movements of a giant monster that is ravaging South Korea.

Mostly entertaining and clever, the film gives cause for deep thoughts about cause and effect particularly towards the end. Anne Hathaway is pleasant and well suited for a role that's quite similar to others in her repertoire. What is more unusual is the subject of the film, an apparently implausible and childish one. Through the two characters who have the power to destroy, one can draw parallels with several levels of negative realities, either regarding people who affect those close to them through their seemingly benign but selfish actions, or about people with influence in international events who are capable of destructive decisions only because they cannot see the immediate effect or the affected parties.
The director is the same one who gave us Les Cronocrimenes.

Directed/written by: Nacho Vigalondo
Cu: Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Tim Blake Nelson

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