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Geoffroy St-Hilaire. Benjamin Kitchens. VC Access Entertainment. Finland USA.

Watched Feb 23 , However, much like the rest of the film, it goes on for too long, and I began wondering when things would actually get going. Nathan Lane and Amy Ryan show up next, thankfully giving the film a bit of charm, but by the end of this sequence I already found myself looking at the clock. Once they leave, things just seem to keep on dragging. I never feel like Beau is learning much about himself during any of this beyond what was laid out in the first 15 minutes, even as we watch entire metaphorical plays and dreams spelling out why he is the way he is. It looks great for the most part, the production design in particular is top notch, but this whole thing feels like a mere exercise in the most basic of Freudian tropes.

Beau is afraid letterboxd

Watched Jul 25 , I know a lot of people who say they feel guilty about this or that. Most of the time, their feelings of guilt have no warrant. There's no law that says they are wrong, not from God or the government. Yet they feel "guilty" just because. If you need examples, cue up just about any episode of Seinfeld at any point in the episode. Sometimes, I'm sure, they are feeling a false sense of guilt. In certain types, this happens a lot. False guilt is what I take the preposterous, hilarious "Beau is Afraid" to be about, a movie that could have no sound description, an experience like few others. Granted, some of this movie feels random or makes no sense.

Beau spends what feels like an eternity in a drugged-up haze getting pushed around by his new "adoptive" family. However as a three hour epic, Beau Is Afraid just becomes indulgent and uninteresting.

Watched Apr 16 , Beau spends what feels like an eternity in a drugged-up haze getting pushed around by his new "adoptive" family. Aster starts to lose focus here, and i was suddenly reminded that the film is an adaptation of a short he made in which never has Beau leave his apartment. Aster here contrasts Beau's relationship with the couple's bullying teenage daughter with his first crush on a domineering girl he met on a cruise ship and, obviously, his submissive relationship with his mother. Beau may spend a lot of the film lost in the woods, but the audience never is. So, there's the sense of 'what have I done to alienate this person who I otherwise agree with? Letterboxd is an independent service created by a small team, and we rely mostly on the support of our members to maintain our site and apps.

Watched Apr 16 , Beau spends what feels like an eternity in a drugged-up haze getting pushed around by his new "adoptive" family. Aster starts to lose focus here, and i was suddenly reminded that the film is an adaptation of a short he made in which never has Beau leave his apartment. Aster here contrasts Beau's relationship with the couple's bullying teenage daughter with his first crush on a domineering girl he met on a cruise ship and, obviously, his submissive relationship with his mother. Beau may spend a lot of the film lost in the woods, but the audience never is. So, there's the sense of 'what have I done to alienate this person who I otherwise agree with?

Beau is afraid letterboxd

Watched by minimoro 22 Mar Hereditary was an excellent film, bar the final scene which I feel kind of ruins it. Midsommar was a great film with some dips and less of a lasting impact on me. I don't really know what this one is. I think there was an idea in there somewhere, but it was not well-executed. The first 45 mins of the film is like an R Rated Free Guy meets the aftermath of Joker and that's what hooks you in for a mammoth 3 hour journey to understand what the heck is actually going on.

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The featured player is the Beau of the title, Beau Wassermann, a paranoid and probably schizophrenic man whose life is dominated by his single mother. Reminds me of how Synecdoche New York started as a horror movie about things that everyone deals with. Beau Is Afraid is essentially about mommy issues, but it's all examined with very basic psychology. Watched May 16 , Coming soon. Granted, some of this movie feels random or makes no sense. Select your preferred poster. Yet somehow that monster makes sense, in a movie about a man's guilt over his mother, almost Norman-Bates-style, sexual repression and maternal abuse loom very large. But he thinks he did everything wrong. Letterboxd is an independent service created by a small team, and we rely mostly on the support of our members to maintain our site and apps. After all, I am not ready to say there really could be a penis monster in somebody's attic. Nathan Lane and Amy Ryan show up next, thankfully giving the film a bit of charm, but by the end of this sequence I already found myself looking at the clock.

Watched Jun 15 , Beau is Afraid is a phenomenal, anxiety-inducing and all out intense mess.

Because that's basically what false guilt is. However, much like the rest of the film, it goes on for too long, and I began wondering when things would actually get going. But he thinks he did everything wrong. Moderator dashboard Block this member This member is blocked Report this review. Some of you are likely to trash the movie and not like what I have said here. Discover our recommendations for movies with a similar vibe. USA R. Omg I think of myself as an anxious person but this movie made me feel French. The featured player is the Beau of the title, Beau Wassermann, a paranoid and probably schizophrenic man whose life is dominated by his single mother. I understand that it's a film about the journey rather than the destination, but for a film so long I'd appreciate either a gripping experience or some meaningful themes. Nothing really expands much further, into wider social or existential ideas. Nathan Lane and Amy Ryan show up next, thankfully giving the film a bit of charm, but by the end of this sequence I already found myself looking at the clock. Joaquin Phoenix is always fantastic and he carries the film. This guide contains everything you need to understand this film. Select your preferred poster.