Blackbird

most of blackbird's existing reviews nail this point home, but man, this movie is a lot to take in. it's not often that a film evokes such a high level of discomfort & despair from me, but that's what makes the story so effective. i wasn't the biggest fan of the pacing in this movie, and i found myself uninterested at times just because of how slowly certain scenes moved. however, i am very glad that i pushed through because this is such a worthwhile watch. the performances are hauntingly beautiful (specifically gillian's acting. she put on an award-worthy perfomance here), and the ending was heartbreakingly well-written, but i think my favorite part of this movie was the music. music is used sparingly in this film, but every choice was incredible and made the movie so much more emotive.

most of blackbird's existing reviews nail this point home, but man, this movie is a lot to take in. it's not often that a film evokes such a high level of discomfort & despair from me, but that's what makes the story so effective. i wasn't the biggest fan of the pacing in this movie, and i found myself uninterested at times just because of how slowly certain scenes moved. however, i am very glad that i pushed through because this is such a worthwhile watch. the performances are hauntingly beautiful (specifically gillian's acting. she put on an award-worthy perfomance here), and the ending was heartbreakingly well-written, but i think my favorite part of this movie was the music. music is used sparingly in this film, but every choice was incredible and made the movie so much more emotive.