Angel's Egg

Film Club #8 Life is fragile. Reality is a matter of perspective. Angel’s Egg is a masterpiece. I’m no stranger to this movie. I’ve visited it on several occasions and I love it more and more. There’s no tangible meaning to it, I mean Oshii himself doesn’t even know what the movie is about. The movie is about whatever you want it to mean. Religious allegories are littered throughout the film for you to pick up and put together yourself. It is whatever you put into it. Some movies are there to hold your hands but this movie is in a league of its own. It stands as a giant of surreal animation. Their world is dead. The only thing that shows any form of life in this world is the two characters walking around the desolated landscape. It’s hinted with that haunting score that echoes in the sunless land. It’s a scary image to see. It’s scary and it’s beautiful at the same time. A lot of the time it’s just scenes of them walking around and talking about what was or what is. It barely has dialogue - and what it does it it’s dramatically important (if you choose it to be) for those who are wanting to pick the film apart and understand it scene by scene. Angel’s Egg is a personal film. It’s personal to the filmmaker and personal to the audience members. I recommend watching this late at night in the dark with a blanket and a good sound setup. It’s really a different experience on its own.