The Lighthouse

Well, fuck. This movie is essentially perfect. Now, I don't mean that in terms of being completely flawless, as I've already noticed a continuity error or two and the like, but in terms of story, underlying themes, and overall aesthetic and atmosphere it's perfect. One technical aspect that I feel that I didn't give enough attention in my first review is the score. It's slow, methodical, haunting, unnerving, and incredibly powerful. This is very easily my favorite score of the year and it adds so much to an already rich and layered film with technical aspects off the charts in every other department. Thematically speaking, there's a lot going on that I don't want to talk about particularly here, as I want this to be as spoiler free as possible, but I will say that there are many different interpretations possible and I've already got a decent number going. It's incredibly rich and complex if you give it a chance and I can't imagine ever not loving watching this movie.  This is a masterpiece no matter which way I look at it and I can't wait to watch it again and see what else I can find in it.  TL;DR - "Afterwards, I thought 'I could use me a smoke.'"