A Ghost Story

Not your everyday movie, but a fascinating and unique take. It had minimal dialogue, scenes that lingered, and it didn’t care to satisfy you with constant dopamine hits; yet, it still effortlessly holds your attention.  This movie asks you to not actually see the ghost for what it is in the movie, but to reflect it back on yourself. A specific angle that I viewed it at, was by looking at it as a representation of losing someone you cared about, even without the lenses of death or tragedy. You could almost feel like a ghost floating around a life that you no longer have access to. Especially in an age of social media, you can get glimpses into people’s everyday lives, even when you’re not physically there. This is one of those films that people will experience differently depending on their circumstances. Some may find the pacing too slow or uneventful. Others may see loved ones or themselves in it. Also the design being a basic Halloween costume was probably a conscious decision to allow viewers to resonate easily without friction. The characters names weren’t mentioned even once in this movie - and I think that was the point. They were merely used as placeholders for viewers to easily attach to.  Then that final act to tie up this movie, which sharply portrays the continuous cycle of life and time itself.  A short, weird, but beautifully unique movie. I’m surprised it touched me this much but it did.