Cemetery Man

Please excuse the explicit poster. It's way better than the others which are genuinely awful. I really don't know where to start with DellaMorte DellAmore (I refuse to call it Cemetery Man). I was expecting something along the lines of Evil Dead - a fun horror movie with some dark comedy. It contains those elements, but it's also sooo much more and the film goes in many different directions that you could never predict. Because of that it's hard to pin it down to a single genre or even two for that matter. I also didn't expect to be giving two five star ratings so close together, but giving this or *L'Avventura* anything less feels like a crime. This is an existential film exploring the meaning of life, things we might take for granted, the importance of company, love and its variations, just to name a few things. Dellamorte is our protagonist. We're thrown straight into his world where we see that zombies exist. He's not only tasked with digging graves for the recently deceased but also returning the not-so-recently deceased to their graves. He, understandably, wants more for his life but has also started to accept that death might be all he has. It isn't until he's confronted by "her" (as she appears in the credits) that he realizes that there might be another option. The film addresses the cyclical nature of life and that no matter who were are or where we are in our lives that we will always be surrounded by death and love and that we have no choice but to accept that. No social standing or state of mind can change that fact not even if our lead character tries to convince himself that he's superior to Gnaghi, his assistant. The film reaches a certain point where I'm sure most people are going to get confused. Without spoiling anything, Dellamorte starts making some decisions that might seem a little rash or unexplained, but if you understand his mental state you can tell that we're merely along for the ride. The film wants us to question what's real, what's not, and if that really matters. This is definitely one of those movies that's just best to experience, but it's also a difficult one to recommend because I'm sure many won't care for it. If you take it as a pitch black comedy I think you'll be fine, but you've been warned. This is absolutely a movie that I'll be returning to. *List: 2025 Goals & Favorite Films* *Last Review: Deep Red*