17/37
This movie is able to elicit emotions from their audience through visuals alone
Story
In a Himalayan polyandrous village, pregnant PEMA faces scrutiny as her husband vanishes. With her monk brother-in-law, her de facto spouse, she seeks him in the wild, unraveling her own self-discovery along the journey. Official submission of Nepal for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 97th Academy Awards in 2025.. Rarely does a movie comes along that succeeds to capture the human condition through a regional story.
However, you can realize why it is so as you watch along
You don't even need to understand the language or read the subtitles. The visual story telling is that captivating.Plot summary: The story follows our main character Pema, who is married off to 3 brothers as the movie begins. The first thought anyone from a privileged background will have might be "how primitive". The movie follows her life in this village with the great Himalayas in the back drop.
I actually like the use of colors
Their day to day happenings and how ignorance affects their lives. I feel like it also captures the true essence of eastern belief of Dharma as I've never seen before.Characters: Amazing characters with motivations and flaws. The performance of the lead character is so captivating that it emerged me through out the runtime and I couldn't look away. Her character arc from a bright eyed innocent girl into a person with firm beliefs and confidence is subtle and powerful.Visuals: All everyone is talking about.
I want that yellow sweater now
The shots of the environment juxtaposed to the characters were amazing. However, I was thinking of Lawrence in Arabia and this movie could have used some wider shots of the snow and the mountains maybe to characterize the environment a bit more.Overall, thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It is a slow burn so be aware of that. You won't find over the top drama or thrilling plot twists.