This film really broke a lot of molds, and one can certainly find this film to really challenge you as you watch it, to kind of find your own place as a viewer, and know how to watch the film. Usually one does not have to think so much when watching a movie, and usually by the end of it the viewer feels that they have some semblance of what happened, and what was going on, but this film breaks the mold and really is the exception to the rule.
At times I did not like the film because I was left in the dark, but as I grew to accept it I found it to be very stimulating in many ways. I merely resigned myself to the happy ignorance of looking at the beautifully shot scenery of Iran, and following the Engineer through his routine that became quite repetitive.
I feel as if the symbolism was running too deep for myself, and that Abbas Kiarostami was reaching too deep into the story and expecting the viewer to make too many inferrences and to take away more from the film than was obviously presented. This is one of those films that perhaps was too artsy for me to like.
However, it was well-acted, well-shot, and well-produced. At times, dragging on, and overly challenging, and too repetitive. Not something that I would encourage somebody to watch, but if you have an interest in this sort of film or Iranian film in general, I would not discourage you, either. It was a decent look into a slice-of-life of Iran. I do say it was very new, poetic, and fresh, but a little too much so. It was overly challenging. Abbas Kiarostami tries to be a poet, but I do not think I (or many others) were able to read this poem he recorded.
At times I did not like the film because I was left in the dark, but as I grew to accept it I found it to be very stimulating in many ways. I merely resigned myself to the happy ignorance of looking at the beautifully shot scenery of Iran, and following the Engineer through his routine that became quite repetitive.
I feel as if the symbolism was running too deep for myself, and that Abbas Kiarostami was reaching too deep into the story and expecting the viewer to make too many inferrences and to take away more from the film than was obviously presented. This is one of those films that perhaps was too artsy for me to like.
However, it was well-acted, well-shot, and well-produced. At times, dragging on, and overly challenging, and too repetitive. Not something that I would encourage somebody to watch, but if you have an interest in this sort of film or Iranian film in general, I would not discourage you, either. It was a decent look into a slice-of-life of Iran. I do say it was very new, poetic, and fresh, but a little too much so. It was overly challenging. Abbas Kiarostami tries to be a poet, but I do not think I (or many others) were able to read this poem he recorded.