Hi my name is Seojin.
For this video, I’ve watched High Life,
a science-fiction horror film directed by
Claire Denis,
one of the leading filmmakers in French cinema
with her 1999 feature film Beau Travail,
which is praised as one of the greatest movies of
the 1990s.
High Life was distributed in the United States
in 2019 by A24.
The movie stars Robert Pattinson, Mia Goth
and Andre Benjamin, aka Andre 3000.
Let me say that I did not recognize him.
He totally sells his performance.
He can write like a poet and act like a skilled actor…
He surprises me every time, whatever he does.
As in the way any horror film, or any movie
in that matter, is deserved to be seen,
I watched this movie alone in the dark at midnight,
and I really liked the experience.
This movie has a non-linear plot and it felt
like a montage, or going through someone’s memory,
so you have to watch it again to piece things together.
But still, the first viewing was interesting and gripping and not too confusing
although I would be lying if I said it’s not abstract or difficult.
Starting from phase 1- baby fever.
The baby’s so freaking cute.
The cinematography is so beautiful.
The cinematographer is Yorick Le Saux,
sorry I know I sound like my tongue
just got electrocuted,
but he’s done cinematography for Little
Women, Only Lovers Left Alive, I Am Love,
and he was named among 10 cinematographers
to watch by Variety in 2011.
Going back to High Life, the colors are distinctive
and lively,
in the way it could feel a bit depressing.
The images you’ll see at this time tell you there is much more coming for you.
Then phase 2- the box.
Bloodshed number 1.
Pattinson’s got a scar, people get obsessive
with each other,
and things get very, very violent.
Bloodshed number 2.
The trailer said this movie is sexy, but I
wouldn’t say that.
It’s more about obsession.
Phase 3- the horror.
Before watching this movie, I saw a comment on Reddit that said,
that made me watch the movie.
But I was also scared.
When I actually went through it, it wasn’t
that bad.
Although in the reaction footage, I look like
I was watching elmo eating some children,
but it was okay, considering what A24 is famous
for.
Phase 4- the end.
trying not to give away spoilers, there’s just a lot of light at the end.
What I’d say for people who want to see
this movie,
just feel through it, like walking through
the aquarium, or cruising through space.
It will be a unique cinematic experience.
Overall, I thought it was a pretty movie and
I’d like to see it again.
I’ll make more of this horror movie reactions.
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