Excellent Man vs. Society vs. Man vs. Self. Elegant, understated, it keeps its cool and steadily adds up to the finale. What can a man do? What can a man of integrity do?
Maddening at first, as corruption and neglect accumulate and people "follow orders", but the story-telling is smart, gentle, it shows just enough, never more than necessary, so most of the tension happens in the viewers mind.
The leading couple is awesome. Maybe too perfect, even. Such a serious film, brave and important, and surprising and fascinating, if a bit fatalist too, about the future, and present, maybe.
Maddening at first, as corruption and neglect accumulate and people "follow orders", but the story-telling is smart, gentle, it shows just enough, never more than necessary, so most of the tension happens in the viewers mind.
The leading couple is awesome. Maybe too perfect, even. Such a serious film, brave and important, and surprising and fascinating, if a bit fatalist too, about the future, and present, maybe.