It’s a shame because I love the concept of this movie, because what was the point of the entire first chapter? Felt like a drag and all it really achieved is making Justine a really unlikable character. Visuals and acting were great though

It’s a shame because I love the concept of this movie, because what was the point of the entire first chapter? Felt like a drag and all it really achieved is making Justine a really unlikable character. Visuals and acting were great though

How do you not give this five stars? Honestly, it’s flawless. Every glance, every breath, every note of music… perfect. The colors, the framing, the acting—my god, the acting—pure poetry. The film is poetry. It’s the metaphor of the planet Melancholia brought to life, showing in small gestures the enormity of emptiness when depression hits.
It hits hard, quietly, in ways that make you feel seen. Like those days you try so desperately to be happy, to make everything work… but it just doesn’t. Watching this feels like a foggy Sunday you can’t escape, with a soundtrack somewhere between Billie Eilish’s Ilomilo and Agnes Obel’s Riverside. Simply breathtaking.

How do you not give this five stars? Honestly, it’s flawless. Every glance, every breath, every note of music… perfect. The colors, the framing, the acting—my god, the acting—pure poetry. The film is poetry. It’s the metaphor of the planet Melancholia brought to life, showing in small gestures the enormity of emptiness when depression hits.
It hits hard, quietly, in ways that make you feel seen. Like those days you try so desperately to be happy, to make everything work… but it just doesn’t. Watching this feels like a foggy Sunday you can’t escape, with a soundtrack somewhere between Billie Eilish’s Ilomilo and Agnes Obel’s Riverside. Simply breathtaking.

Came for a female protagonist mental health story, stayed for the cosmologic boom boom

Genuinely found this movie extremely stressful and hard to watch, but 20m after the end that feeling faded to a deep appreciation for this movie’s depiction of depression.

So real, so developed. Didn’t fall into any of the usual traps. Dunst is so good, with her present-but-absent affect. You can see in her face that her character is trying, but seems clearly dimmed. On the night she should be happiest, she feels nothing and can barely sustain any effort. What’s more, she’s suffocated by everyone’s expectation she perform joy she can’t access. Yet throughout the movie, her character is treated in a tender way. We are always on her side, even others find her broken or weak. Really powerful stuff.

I can’t really recommend this to anyone because it is intense but if you wanna brave the gauntlet, it’s gorgeous and moving

Came for a female protagonist mental health story, stayed for the cosmologic boom boom

Genuinely found this movie extremely stressful and hard to watch, but 20m after the end that feeling faded to a deep appreciation for this movie’s depiction of depression.

So real, so developed. Didn’t fall into any of the usual traps. Dunst is so good, with her present-but-absent affect. You can see in her face that her character is trying, but seems clearly dimmed. On the night she should be happiest, she feels nothing and can barely sustain any effort. What’s more, she’s suffocated by everyone’s expectation she perform joy she can’t access. Yet throughout the movie, her character is treated in a tender way. We are always on her side, even others find her broken or weak. Really powerful stuff.

I can’t really recommend this to anyone because it is intense but if you wanna brave the gauntlet, it’s gorgeous and moving

unfortunately this did not land for me like i was hoping it would. definitely some beautiful aspects, the visuals, the meaning, the connections. but a little unfulfilling. pain.

unfortunately this did not land for me like i was hoping it would. definitely some beautiful aspects, the visuals, the meaning, the connections. but a little unfulfilling. pain.