ralin

Ritual

tai bener

sweeneytom

Ritual

Very much a "second half redeems this" film I knew something wasn't right with him when he casually headbutted a tree in frustration, honestly

frank

Ritual

glad she finally found out what her birthday is

ron

Ritual

“But I don’t know what to do about tomorrow.” We all have our rituals. Our way of being, of making our way through life. And we all, to some extent, know what it’s like to be lonely. I don’t mean alone because there is a difference. One can be alone and not feel lonely. One can be alone and not feel as though there is some part of them missing. Feel as if only they could just find it. That indescribable and elusive thing. Love, friendship, a career, a purpose, a passion, whatever. If only they could lay their hands on it, maybe then that small space in their heart would finally be filled. However the very knowledge that this empty space even exists is often too much for us. So we look outwards. We put on our headphones. Go for a run. Watch a movie. Read a book. Drink, have sex. We seek an escape from ourselves by any means necessary. Much like a majority of Anno’s workRITUAL is about calculating the cost of this denial of reality, of this escapism, and ultimately choosing to reject it. Choosing to face reality as it is, choosing to accept the loneliness within ourselves (and the fact that it may never go away completely) and making the choice to live in the worldnowwithout fear anyway. However hard that may be. However long that may take. How does he do it? A perfect companion piece to Thrice Upon A Time if there ever was one. “Are we still dreaming a dream?”

taximals

Ritual

arthouse: 😠 arthouse, japan: 😲

ؘ

Ritual

— My unsound heart and the consuming loneliness of longing for someone. Perhaps anyone will do as long as that someone will love me constantly, ceaselessly, it will suffice. Ritual é muito complexo de descrever, fazer uma review ou até explicar, mas é uma narrativa tão cruamente humana que me peguei chorando em vários momentos. Era como ver os seus próprios questionamentos e demônios te encarando de volta, como se eu fosse a personagem principal e o Diretor estivesse me forçando a acordar da minha fantasia pessoal. É sobre trauma e como costumamos criar esses rituais pessoais para nos protegermos de qualquer coisa que possa repetir ciclos viciosos, sem perceber que esses mesmos rituais recriam isso o tempo inteiro. É sobre como é complexo abrir seu mundo interior para outras pessoas, arriscando verem, se encantarem, mas logo se cansarem daquilo. É sobre o medo de ficar sozinho e, por isso, se colocar numa posição de solidão forçosa para evitar que alguém nos machuque. Sinceramente, eu fiquei muito sensível assistindo esse filme justamente por ser uma narrativa tão humana, que espelhava muitas das coisas que eu já senti durante a minha vida. A verdade é que estou quase chorando escrevendo essa review. Foi devastador, cru, mas ainda assim bonito.

Leopard 𓃮

Ritual

Of course Hideaki Anno was behind this

julia ♡

Ritual

unfortunately felt like it would be better and more interesting as a short film or shorter feature. there’s some really impressive stuff here from Anno visually but I’m not sure how cohesive it all feels