JULIA ANTONELLI 2022 MOVIE
You don't know what's coming in Beau is Afraid, but as the formula reveals itself you do know that entire movie is about to be turned on its head. Aster's audience engagement leans heavily on visuals and surprises, and somewhere along the three hour journey you start to wonder if that's quite enough. This could have worked in a smaller dose, but after the two hour mark you start to wonder why there is still so much movie left. Beau is Afraid is largely without a plot the viewer is forced to most of the legwork if they want to reconcile any sort of direction. At points it feels like Aster is openly testing the audience's limits and patience, fully leaning into the fact that many won't hang on until the end. Frustrating, inarticulate, and logic resistant. This ride doesn't feel like a edge of your seat thriller, it feels like a highlight reel of nightmares loosely strung together.
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It's a rambling, full speed ahead journey it that lasts an excruciatingly long three hours (two hours and fifty-nine minutes, to be exact). What falls short for me isn't any one glaring detail, it's the sum of all the film's parts. On the surface level, this movie considerably richer than Aster's previous two it feels as though there is so much more to explore here. Beau is Afraid is packed with amusing subtleties that make me want to rewatch the movie just to see what details I missed. There is also a fantastic black comedy element that I wasn't expecting - both the wry smile kind and laugh out loud type.
The movie looks wonderful throughout and showcases phenomenal cinematography. The central character, Beau's, downright Fredian psyche is thought provoking and forceful, if not overstated. There are some ideas in this movie that absolutely hit home.
Regardless of where you land personally, I think fans and haters alike will admit it's easy to understand all of those opinions (and more) on the fever-dream, bad-trip, crisis-coaster that is Beau is Afraid. Some will find it grotesque, some hilarious, and some will probably just find it plain monotonous. Some will find Ari Aster's visceral, nonstop, in-your-face shock and awe absolutely brilliant. It's the type of movie that many will praise and criticize for the exact same reasons. Beau is Afraid is going to be hit or miss for a lot of people.
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