Diary entries forKrisha
Krisha
“I've been living a life in which I've been trying to become a better human being” Trey Edward Shults' masterpiece Not fun for the whole family!
Krisha
Una simple premisa bendecida por una gracia cinematográfica y un desarollo poco convencional, Krisha es simplemente una experiencia unica.
Krisha
Krisha is merely a family drama. It's the tale of imperfect souls told through a one night downward spiral of a sixty year old woman, Krisha, visiting the family she abandoned ten years ago. It also happens to be Thanksgiving, the time of the year where Family takes centre stage. What follows is one of the most tense, unnerving, and compelling thanksgiving films ever created. The camerawork is stunning, perfectly capturing the bubbling tension and frenzy inside Krisha's mind, as well as the congested and claustrophobic family around her. The combination of the film's fidgety music and camerawork is wondrously cut together. Krisha is sometimes told in a non-linear fashion, but it isn't jarring at all and works to its benefit. The film seems to organise scenes depending on the stage of where Krisha's mind is at, with stage one being the most lenient. The performances feel real. Director Trey Edward Shults casted members of his family in roles and as a result it feels pretty genuine. Krisha is the standout, of course, bringing one of low budget cinema's greatest performances. This is perhaps the best film I've seen this year.
Krisha
It's hard to separate likes and dislikes on this one. On the surface, I'm tremendously impressed with the claustrophobic realness that Trey has been able to master when it comes to the dramatic tension of family gatherings like this one. He captures the awkwardness, the sorrows, the raw emotions tied with how a family copes and rejects one other. Given this, I'm exhausted by how artists will painstakingly repaint villains from our own lives onto the screen without developing them so that we "connect" with the characters on screen. Because see, like others, sure we know of someone like Krisha, but how in the hell are we supposed to learn how to cope or create any kind of empathy if the plot isn't thickened? And this is where the film falls flat for me. Style over substance. Although, I give major props to the woman who played Krisha. An absolutely heart-wrenching performance.
