Odd slightly vague trailer and beautiful icon shots .. its like the film was made for me
The story is based in a small country village in Albania and follows a family who is bound by the tradition of isolation,which is the idea of when one family has wronged another (such a murdering or attacking the family) the belief is an eye for an eye so the family is with their rights to kill the family who has hurt them and until this revenge occurs or another is agreed apon the male members of the family must stay in total isolation in their house on pain of death. Its an interesting idea which is examined throughout the entire film of that beloved (if overused) idea between tradition and life , youth and age .
Within TFoB we mainly follow the male heir,Nik, who is bound to the house through his fathers actions and his sister who is forced to take the work of her father and brother . The lead actor and actress are to be credited in their work with both giving consistent if not especially lively performances , both characters but notably Tristan Halilaj are being so emphasized to be average people trapped in this situation , he is appropriately frustrated and appropriately sad and appropriately rebellious that he begins to lose the sense of reality , the characters lacks for quirks so much that he becomes 2D .. admittedly an accomplishment for a live film .
In terms of cinematography the shooting is beautiful with a lovely muted film which dosn't over power the film in any way.However and it is going to sound like I'm nitpicking but their are so many beautiful shots where its clear the director wasn't willing to let them go and it actually did make the film feel as though it was dragging with all these beautiful pensive shots of our lead characters.That said some of the most iconic shots I've seen since The Tree of Life.
Final Word :
This film has an interesting idea which it does explore and the sister becoming bread winner (while not fully explored ) helps the film carry of the idea of it being a study of people, their are better ones out their but their are also much worse and if nothing else it captures reality very well
5.5/10
In terms of cinematography the shooting is beautiful with a lovely muted film which dosn't over power the film in any way.However and it is going to sound like I'm nitpicking but their are so many beautiful shots where its clear the director wasn't willing to let them go and it actually did make the film feel as though it was dragging with all these beautiful pensive shots of our lead characters.That said some of the most iconic shots I've seen since The Tree of Life.
Final Word :
This film has an interesting idea which it does explore and the sister becoming bread winner (while not fully explored ) helps the film carry of the idea of it being a study of people, their are better ones out their but their are also much worse and if nothing else it captures reality very well
5.5/10
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