“Sparrow” is every bit as delightful as Letterboxd users say it is. What’s beautiful about the film is that it features these genre film characters but they are all motivated by their hopes and desires instead of desperation. In the opening sequence, Simon Yam has this dumb grin on his face the whole time and the risk is that it will turn out ridiculous. Instead, “Sparrow”’s intoxicating visual style and attitude is even more heedlessly delirious. It finds the possibility of human connection in every moment, every gesture. “Sparrow”’s ability to sustain the romance throughout its 90 minutes makes me wonder if that’s what cinema is for.
“Sparrow” is every bit as delightful as Letterboxd users say it is. What’s beautiful about the film is that it features these genre film characters but they are all motivated by their hopes and desires instead of desperation. In the opening sequence, Simon Yam has this dumb grin on his face the whole time and the risk is that it will turn out ridiculous. Instead, “Sparrow”’s intoxicating visual style and attitude is even more heedlessly delirious. It finds the possibility of human connection in every moment, every gesture. “Sparrow”’s ability to sustain the romance throughout its 90 minutes makes me wonder if that’s what cinema is for.
