Yeah he really knows how to create a certain atmosphere.
Also a lot of the stuff you think is symbolism and weirdness I was surprised to find out is at the same time fairly straightforward and literal.
Like that weird white horse that just appears? Riding the white horse = using heroin. He was saying she was drugged and that's why she wasn't aware of what was happening in the other room, which is a fairly dull plot device by itself. But you're not going to guess that until the second or third time you watch it because you don't know what's happening either. In a way you go through the same bewildered "what the fuck is this" experience as someone would who was drugged without their knowledge would go through. And you're so distracted by it the more mundane parts of the plot slip right by you. He does some really clever things but yeah super dark.
SecretHitler 0 points 2.8 years ago
Yeah he really knows how to create a certain atmosphere.
Also a lot of the stuff you think is symbolism and weirdness I was surprised to find out is at the same time fairly straightforward and literal.
Like that weird white horse that just appears? Riding the white horse = using heroin. He was saying she was drugged and that's why she wasn't aware of what was happening in the other room, which is a fairly dull plot device by itself. But you're not going to guess that until the second or third time you watch it because you don't know what's happening either. In a way you go through the same bewildered "what the fuck is this" experience as someone would who was drugged without their knowledge would go through. And you're so distracted by it the more mundane parts of the plot slip right by you. He does some really clever things but yeah super dark.