Good Time

Having watched this just two weeks after Uncut Gems, which was my first Safdie's and one of my favorite in 2019, I could say that Safdie brothers have to be on top of my list as two of the best directors today. From making use of tele lenses creating documentary-like tight angle shots, the experimental overlapping conversation, to the almost excessive uses of synthwave soundtracks and close-ups, I loved their style so much. The vibrant color and neon, with stress and anxiety, created so many astoundingly engrossing and unforgettable scenes. Loved the shots where they come out off the car covered in red paint walking through the reddish street, and where Connie takes on the security beanie with ethereal and glowing glare on the back, etc...and my favorite of all was the closing scene that it was so moving though only a little was known about the story behind the characters. ========== I had actually read some reviews before seeing Good Time. Connie has been described as a douche, a very unlikable character being unsympathetic despite riveting. Here's the thing, this story is a real time adventure in which not much of the characters' background has been told. So is Connie unsympathetic simply because of his incompetence and reckless tactics? Probably that's the only and the most necessary way to keep him alive in that society. It's quite obvious to me that the system was what the Safdies were pointing at but not any specific character. Anyway, it could be really subjective. Maybe the character is really not that relatable for most. And perhaps they are just those who are prone to despise, just like what we do in real life - standing on a moral high ground and criticizing a person instead of the society of which every single one of us is responsible.