Marwencol, 2010, Documentary
Plot: A man who is beaten by 5 young men into a week-long coma, builds a fictional town out of Barbies and action figures to cope with the stress and brain damage.
Thoughts: A genuinely done look at how a man deals with his demons. The town is as real as he makes it and the film brings you into his world. What may be strange to you at first slowly makes it way into the realm of the normal.
The photographs that he takes of his town and characters are displayed as art. The pictures are amazing in terms of pure composition and lighting (although he really only uses the sun as his source). It comes so flawlessly to him, too, which makes it that more impressive. One day I’ll find something that I can do so effortlessly.
3.9/5
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