Song to Song is the latest release by the director Terrence Malick and that alone speaks for itself. I really don't know how to describe this. Just like every Malick movie, it's a unique experience. It's a snooze-fest, but there is something about it.
It barely feels like a movie, it's actually a bit of a dream-like experience. None of those scenes is actually complete. It's all kinda weirdly cut together and sometimes you have to think about what just happened. It has an ambiguity of a poem. The way it's edited, I'd describe it like this. Imagine if someone made a movie out of all the parts that were supposed to be unused. So, from longer scenes, which were supposed to have conversations, we have just these shots of faces with some random lines, but never the full conversation. I don't know how else can I put that. It's strange, it's kinda boring, but it's also kinda beautiful at the same time. You just need to let yourself get lost in Malick's beautiful shots and let your mind fly away.
Still, as beautiful as it is, I don't feel the purpose of this movie. The whole experience feels a bit pointless and unearned. The plot is almost non-existent, but the only way I can explain it is that it's some kind of a sub-conscious examination of relationships and love. Still, not everyone's cup of tea, that's for sure.
It barely feels like a movie, it's actually a bit of a dream-like experience. None of those scenes is actually complete. It's all kinda weirdly cut together and sometimes you have to think about what just happened. It has an ambiguity of a poem. The way it's edited, I'd describe it like this. Imagine if someone made a movie out of all the parts that were supposed to be unused. So, from longer scenes, which were supposed to have conversations, we have just these shots of faces with some random lines, but never the full conversation. I don't know how else can I put that. It's strange, it's kinda boring, but it's also kinda beautiful at the same time. You just need to let yourself get lost in Malick's beautiful shots and let your mind fly away.
Still, as beautiful as it is, I don't feel the purpose of this movie. The whole experience feels a bit pointless and unearned. The plot is almost non-existent, but the only way I can explain it is that it's some kind of a sub-conscious examination of relationships and love. Still, not everyone's cup of tea, that's for sure.