For a backyard, low budget movie, this authentic, thoroughly enjoyable and thought provoking film puts mainstream, big budget movie makers to shame.
The title (though perhaps a little misleading given preconceived notions of what we consider love to be) implies, in the films beautifully understated narrative, that human connection is the essence of our existence, and that that is what love is - communion / connection / relationship, in all it's facets - that which makes us who we are, and that we can not exist without. This could have been made clearer, but at the expense of being dumbed down to Hollywood story telling, which is exactly why independent films like this one are so refreshing.
Case in point, this review written after trying to watch the highly polished, big budget and entirely unconvincing Europa Report - which I gave up on after 30 minutes as just so much formulaic unoriginal garbage.
This film uses honest creativity and ingenuity (necessity being the mother of invention) to create a meaningful and effective piece of art, albeit a little rough around the edges, but hey - that's wabi-sabi baby!
The title (though perhaps a little misleading given preconceived notions of what we consider love to be) implies, in the films beautifully understated narrative, that human connection is the essence of our existence, and that that is what love is - communion / connection / relationship, in all it's facets - that which makes us who we are, and that we can not exist without. This could have been made clearer, but at the expense of being dumbed down to Hollywood story telling, which is exactly why independent films like this one are so refreshing.
Case in point, this review written after trying to watch the highly polished, big budget and entirely unconvincing Europa Report - which I gave up on after 30 minutes as just so much formulaic unoriginal garbage.
This film uses honest creativity and ingenuity (necessity being the mother of invention) to create a meaningful and effective piece of art, albeit a little rough around the edges, but hey - that's wabi-sabi baby!