Nice extension from Dead Man’s Letters as it relates to the fate and future of children. This feels more polished and accessible. I always love Lopushansky’s philosophy so it’s kind of a bummer this film focuses less on that. In fact, the first half reminds me a bit of the languid start of Solaris, with an necessitated importance of some scientific event, here the Aquatters. I really liked it as it went on, especially the school itself. There’s a thick metaphor made toward the end from the protagonist’s daughter about essentially acting the same as everyone else, which I’m assuming links this to some critical post-soviet attitudes toward collectivism. Ultimately interesting but missing a bit of the transcendence I loved in Dead and Visitor.
Nice extension from Dead Man’s Letters as it relates to the fate and future of children. This feels more polished and accessible. I always love Lopushansky’s philosophy so it’s kind of a bummer this film focuses less on that. In fact, the first half reminds me a bit of the languid start of Solaris, with an necessitated importance of some scientific event, here the Aquatters. I really liked it as it went on, especially the school itself. There’s a thick metaphor made toward the end from the protagonist’s daughter about essentially acting the same as everyone else, which I’m assuming links this to some critical post-soviet attitudes toward collectivism. Ultimately interesting but missing a bit of the transcendence I loved in Dead and Visitor.
