Give me 100 more rewatches and I still couldn’t tell you what Alison McAlpine is trying to say with Perfectly a Strangeness. The short film is just three donkeys hanging out by an observatory. You cannot get more pretentious than this.

Give me 100 more rewatches and I still couldn’t tell you what Alison McAlpine is trying to say with Perfectly a Strangeness. The short film is just three donkeys hanging out by an observatory. You cannot get more pretentious than this.

I thought Perfectly a Strangeness was really interesting, even though I have mixed feelings about it. The visuals are genuinely incredible, there’s a lot of imagination and craft in the way everything is presented, and it’s easily the film’s biggest strength. The music works really well with those visuals too.
That said, once the initial impact of the visuals wears off, there isn’t much substance underneath. The film is relying almost entirely on its aesthetic rather than giving the audience something more interesting to hold onto.
Because of that, while I can appreciate the artistry and understand why people are talking about it, I don’t really think it deserves a nomination. It’s an impressive visual experience, but I wanted more from it than just that.

I thought Perfectly a Strangeness was really interesting, even though I have mixed feelings about it. The visuals are genuinely incredible, there’s a lot of imagination and craft in the way everything is presented, and it’s easily the film’s biggest strength. The music works really well with those visuals too.
That said, once the initial impact of the visuals wears off, there isn’t much substance underneath. The film is relying almost entirely on its aesthetic rather than giving the audience something more interesting to hold onto.
Because of that, while I can appreciate the artistry and understand why people are talking about it, I don’t really think it deserves a nomination. It’s an impressive visual experience, but I wanted more from it than just that.

Donkeys have made massive jumps in my rankings. They are so chill.

Donkeys have made massive jumps in my rankings. They are so chill.

This doesn’t really have a point other than flexing how well donkeys can be filmed.

This doesn’t really have a point other than flexing how well donkeys can be filmed.

dans une autre vie 🤞

dans une autre vie 🤞