Melancholia Reviews

I fell asleep and don’t think I’ll ever have the patience to finish or rewatch it. Definitely not Trier’s most exciting film.

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Rating: 7.5/10

Melancholia is a breathtakingly beautiful and profoundly moving film that explores depression through the lens of an impending apocalypse. With a career-best performance from Kirsten Dunst, this art-house masterpiece is both terrifying and insightful, making it a must-see for fans of thought-provoking cinema.

Highlights
• Brilliant Screenplay: Lars von Trier's two-part structure masterfully contrasts chaos and dread, using the planetary collision as a metaphor for clinical depression.
• Phenomenal Performances: Kirsten Dunst shines as Justine, delivering a raw and empathetic portrayal of depression, while Charlotte Gainsbourg perfectly captures the terror of Justine’s sister Claire.
• Visionary Direction: Von Trier's direction is stunning, with a breathtaking prologue and masterful use of handheld camera work to capture social anxiety.
• Stunning Cinematography: Manuel Alberto
Claro's cinematography creates images of intimate realism and sublime beauty, with simple yet chilling visual effects.

Criticisms
• Challenging Pace: The film's slow, contemplative pace and unflinching depiction of depression may not be for all audiences.
• Jarring Camera Work: Von Trier's handheld camera work can be alienating for some viewers.

Verdict
Melancholia is a masterpiece of 21st-century cinema, offering a deeply rewarding experience for fans of art-house films. With its stunning visuals, thought-provoking themes, and empathetic portrayal of depression, it's an absolute must-see.

Could’ve been an email

parece q vc tá dentro da cabeça de uma tia chapada de uísque e venvanse no casamento da sobrinha. apesar dessa descrição parecer interessante, não é. essa tia tem a lombra mais entediante do planeta

esse diretor é um pêndulo entre a atrocidade e o completo marasmo, a misoginia é a única constante

Even though I agree with saying it’s a slow movie, I’d say its slowness is peculiar; not boring nor useless, everything that happens really creates the atmosphere and shapes the characters. Justine’s mental health is described in an elegant but clear way so it all makes sense.

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Melancholia is a very visually stunning, but incredibly slow film. It was slow to the point I almost dnf’ed it, but I’m glad I didn’t. The combination of the beautiful melancholic lighting and colour palette, the interesting framing, and handheld camera movements gave an extra edge to the cinematography, and more visual interest which nicely covers the slow pace as the film progresses.

I mean the part of this movie most people are looking forward to seeing happens about 5-10 minutes into the film, everything else is a slow burn showing the digression of the characters leading up to the intro

For some reason they decided to add The Office style’d camera work which can be a bit odd at times

Its a good but long movie that takes its time, so if you can’t get behind that this may not be for you

This seems like a me movie. Something I’d love. I loved parts of it, but overall, didn’t stick the landing for me. Still great tho, with intense and gripping visuals, and showcases the power a single image can have on an audience. Once again: Gripping, through and through.

It’s too long and too slow for the plot’s story telling about “Melancholia” stuff, it’s hard to stay still to watch and I get confused and boring. The most points here is why the camerawork like show “The Office”, just why? It’s totally destroy the cinematic elements.

This movie deals with mental health for 2 hours, basically.
Part 1 depicts my worst nightmare and it works on a subtle but undeniable sense of helpless discomfort🫥
Additionally, there is something unexpected to deal with and you are like: what else?!?!?!

I really wanted to like this movie, but it was just too slow for me. Despite that, this movie is gorgeous.

overblown and slow

wtf did I just watch

Not bad but so depressed tho (I mean duh)
Same feeling as reading crime and punishment (the book is more fluid btw)

It's Melancholia. There are interesting scenes. Check out my fantasy team.

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Too depressing

Fascinating Lars von Trier film, tons of atmosphere in this one