Once Within a Time (2022)

Once Within a Time (2022). 52m

“I wanted to see the new Almodovar movie. My cousin said he had been walking past the IFC and there had been a crowd of people enthusiastic to see this film , so we saw it. As I walked in and saw the sign in which the film makers mentioned all the imagination that had gone into it, I didnu0026#39;t think anything. After about thirty minutes, I leaned over to my cousin and asked if he understood what was going on. He said no. I suggested that whatever it was, the film makers didnu0026#39;t approve. Fifteen minutes later, he left for the menu0026#39;s room and didnu0026#39;t emerge until twenty minutes after the film had ended. A wise man.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAccording to the Internet Movie Database, this film isu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;A comedic apocalyptic vision of the end of the world and the beginning of a new one, with unforgettable views and the innocence and hope of a new generationu0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMaybe. What I saw was a collection of images from fantasy films fed into a computer, the colors changed then desaturated, with the sound effect likewise. This was occasionally varied by small children — likewise with weird color value — gazing adoringly at the characters named u0026quot;Herou0026quot; and u0026quot;Destiny.u0026quot; Towards the end, Mike Tyson showed up to the childrenu0026#39;s approval.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOver lunch, my cousin opined that it was a dreamscape, and that what the film makers disapproved of was cel phones. Maybe. He apologized several times for suggesting this film.”