Resurrection

A genuinely transcending experience divided into six part, each of them exploring one of the human senses as well as uniquely differing cinematic and narrative styles. Dreams as tools of escapism are put into contrast with cinema, the last shot of one burning down to the ground while the souls inside of it start to vanish being a symbol for the end of a vision or a return to reality. Despite that final shot -a wax cinema literally burning down, adorned by a fantastically dramatic score- the movie also feels like an ode to cinema and all of its different facets. It‘s visionary when it comes to visuals, with an one take, that’s comfortably a few dozen minutes long, multiple instances of the screen being burnt, ripped or crumbled up, easily the best costume and production design of the year and some of the most incredible use of color, lighting and shadows. Complementing the visual creativity and diversity is the phenomenal score, which can be underlying or prevalently pompous, especially in that memorable closing scene. Film is absolutely alive and well as long as it is in Bi Gan‘s hands. 2025 Ranked