Review of Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) by Matthew S — 21 May 2015
It's difficult to pin down exactly what "Uncle Boonmee" is about. On the one hand, it's a spiritual take on the one-ness of existence, a story about how we're ourselves and all things at once before moving on to something new.
On the other, it's a mythical fable with fantastic creatures and ghosts that focuses on rebirth through nature. Regardless, it's singularly overwhelming work, a visually stunning, deeply original, fully-sensual piece of cinema that has to be felt as well as seen.
Don't waste time straining to make sense of it all; experience it and get the full effect before parsing through the remnants.
This review of Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) was written by Matthew S on 21 May 2015.
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives has generally received positive reviews.
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