High Life certainly comes off as emotionless and apathetic. A disturbing concept made in the most lackadaisical way possible.
However, I can’t say this film isn’t good because it is. Like Darren Aronofsky’s mother! (2017) it can very well be catalogued as a masterpiece or as a disappointment.
This story was so compelling, frustrating and beautiful that I found myself at times not understanding anything yet tears fully streaming down my face.
Movie studios cannot relate to this romantic masterpiece.
“Everybody wants a happy ending, right? But it doesn’t always roll that way. Maybe this time. I’m hoping if you play this back, it’s in celebration.“
I write this with deep heartbreak as this film has evoked a mixture of emotions that find middle ground between sadness and content.
Avengers: Endgame cements itself as the greatest superhero movie of all time. Closing character arcs that have been developing since the birth of the MCU and giving us a battle sequence…
