Silver Linings Report
78.1
A+
A beautifully executed parable on alienation, conflict, and their consequences.
Watched in theaters on 13 November 2022.
Watch notes: “Sober.”
Gestalt
8.5
of 10
A truly excellent film that is not only expertly crafted, but extremely meaningful—a parable, that speaks to the heart of how conflict can seemingly arise from nothingness, the disguise for alienation and the ills of society.
Breakdown
(Scored out of 10.)
Concept
8.0
Execution
8.1
Character
9.1
Score
5.2
Meaning
8.6
The Details
(Scored out of 10.)
Concept
Idea
9
Such a beautifully simple, enticing, and intriguing concept.
Structure
8
Excellent plot progression—great twists!
Novelty
7
Not crazy groundbreaking, but also haven’t seen much else just like it.
Execution
Directing & Editing
8
Editing felt good and tight—full, but nothing felt extraneous.
Writing
8
Excellent—although, they gave away the best bits in the trailers!
Performance
8
Great performances out of the whole cast. Nothing particularly stands out, but all very good.
Cinematography
9
Gorgeous. Some amazing nature shots, establishing shots—overall just beautifully shot.
Foley & SOund
8.5
Some great, plot-driving moments!
(Fingers on the door, etc.)
Visual Design
7
Great period costumes, great sets. Amazing locations.
Character
Dimensionality
8.5
characters seem simple on their surface, and yet have such a richness of underlying motives that the movie is extremely coy on telling you about.
Irrationality
10
I think this is what I meant when I added “Irrationality” to the rubric. Several big moments of really against-audience-understanding behavior.
Relationality
9
We get so much in this film through the major relationships, none of which is simple.
Emergence
9
So many establishing actions. Also dialogue, but dialogue that develops character indirectly, which was also refreshing.
Score
Composition
6
What was there was Ok.
Memorability
5.5
The angelic choral bits stay with you; the rest is pretty forgettable.
Integration
5
Ok. Not super well integrated into the film, except at a couple discrete spots.
Originality
3.5
Eh.
Power
6
The choral bits added a lot, the rest was pretty Eh.
Meaning
Ineffability
9.5
I skipped over the gestalt box at first because I needed time to collect my thoughts about what this film is saying; it is difficult to put directly into words.
Significance
7
Not entirely sure how specifically au courant this is, but I think there is a political angle that is important in this moment.
Endurance
9
This is a story that gets to the heart of conflict, a central part of the human experience. Set in the War, true, but approaching a topic with true universality.
Generalization
9
This film has echoes of war, politics, conflict, so much of the darker side of what it is to be human, alienation, sadness, the search for meaning … the list goes on.
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