Friday, July 30, 2010

Martyrs

Film: Martyrs

The only way I can really describe this masterful work of craftsmanship is to say;
It is a long agonizing journey through a visually stunning series of events that seems ultimately fruitless, yet inexplicably satisfying. Without a conventional ending to the story the audience is left feeling that this story is going to continue indefinitely even if you don't want it to.
BUT I could be completely wrong about this. That's the fun part about this, by the end of this film, I wasn't entirely sure what I just witnessed. It's elegant, horrifying, agonizing, beautiful, and unsettling all while leading you along to inevitable demise. You know you shouldn't go down those stairs, but the compulsion is too much to resist.