What Is It?
The 2019 science fiction horror movie
Vivarium.
1h 37m | R
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My Thoughts
When I saw the trailer for this movie, I knew that I wanted to watch it. The trailer was weird and different.
It looked like something that I might like. So, I planned to watch it when it came out.
I had somewhat high hopes for this movie. I was hoping not to be disappointed. Fortunately, I was not disappointed.
This movie pretty much met my expectations. It was pretty good.
It kept my attention thanks to the mystery, weirdness, and the performances.
Imogen Poots had the best performance in my opinion. She portrayed an outstanding character.
Jesse Eisenberg did a pretty good job as well.
This movie is a bit psychological and combines mystery, science fiction, horror, a bit of surrealism et cetera.
They combine in a way to help you, as the audience, feel or imagine the characters’ experiences.
You might also consider what you would do in their situation.
This movie feels like being trapped in a never-ending nightmare. It’s like a quicksand-like dream. To my surprise, I never found it to be boring.
I tried to imagine what would I do if I were in that situation.
This movie showed what can happen to people and their relationships in a situation like this.
This movie gives some hints of its themes. However, it does not give all the answers.
So it leaves things open to interpretation, and there are unanswered and unasked questions that only slightly bothered me.
I was able to accept this more than I usually would. This movie does this intentionally, and it makes sense for the type of movie it is.
The name of the movie which is
Vivarium was a word that I was not familiar with.
So I had to look up the definition of
vivarium.
Which according to
Wiktionary is:
The movie had a brave ending that most movies would not risk, and it surprised my brother GC and I.
I was impressed by this movie and what they were able to accomplish on a low-budget. It was filmed well and directed well.
The acting was good. It had an interesting concept and was unique.
It is one of the best movies that I have seen this year.
It is a shame that most people will never hear about it or watch it.
I recommend watching this movie at least once.