The Mountain (2018)

The Mountain: Directed by Rick Alverson. With Tye Sheridan, Udo Kier, Larry Fessenden, Margot Klein. The story of a young man who, after losing his mother, goes to work with a doctor specializing in lobotomies and therapies.

“(iu0026#39;m going to structure this review so that you have the same feeling that I did while watching this movie)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe mountain is great atu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003etimes?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e(inconsistent inconsistent)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt struggles to maintain a consistent theme, oftenu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003erambling rambling thematically?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003enI understand the value of u0026quot;show donu0026#39;t tellu0026quot; donu0026#39;t get me wrong?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e(Depressing psyclops)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut, there is a science to the abstract.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e(Kauf Kauf)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCharlie Kaufmanu0026#39;s work is a great example. (Eternal Sunshine, Adaptation, Being John Malcovitch) He gets pretty WEIRD and abstract, sure. Butu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e(HELP HELP Iu0026#39;M FALLING?)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHe makes sure to lay down a simple groundwork first, so the viewer doesnu0026#39;t get too lost in his interpretation interpretation.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTHE MOUNTAIN DOESNu0026#39;T HAVE ANY GROUNDWORK, UNFORTUNATELY. NOTHING IS SET IN STONE. THERe isnu0026#39;t one set theme that you can latch on to. Because of this, the whole film feels wrongu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWRONG WRONG KRONKu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s hard to tell what was an intentional choice from the director, and what was just an inconsistent detail.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s a shame, because the movie was great at times. And I did understand some ofu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEND OF REVIEW”