One of the most beautiful films I’ve seen. Goosebumps. Stunning cinematography. Coupled with its nihilistic political messaging about an ongoing, defining, and devastating geopolitical war, it’s truly a masterclass in fascist aesthetics. This is what 14 year old WarTok content creators wish they were making. Replace the Macarena (slowed+reverb) with System of a Down and Philip Glass and you get this. One starAlso, what a massive disrespect to Alisa Kovalenko to snub her in the credits, proud that the film “didn’t take into consideration” any of her criticisms. Kovalenko handled the topic of Ukraine with the dignity its survivors deserve in Traces, in contrast to Mariinka, which sees charred bodies as ‘aesthetic’.
