Some great ideas but not put together well

Rating: 6/10 (29 May 2019)

After hearing the overwhelmingly positive reviews about this film, I definitely had to check it out. It had been on my watch list for quite a while and when I got the time to watch it, there was something missing.
My no means is that an awful film, in fact in some aspects the film is great and inspiring but the overall message of the film became muddled as the story progressed to the point that it wasn't quite clear what the actual message was or why any attention should be paid to it.
While I don't disagree with the idea that poetry and literature should be free spirited, I think it's still necessary to place boundaries even though it could be argued that the purpose of this film was about removing boundaries. The original idea was about creating poetry through passion and thinking freely which is a good message however the way it was implemented made it feel weak. It's clear that there was a good idea but it just felt like it lacked when it came to the execution of the idea.
The main issue I have is that this film focused too much on trying to be a drama and create dramatic and emotional moments and not enough on creating a good story.
So a student killed himself because he was not allowed to become an actor, what message did that show? It's certainly not one of optimism or chasing your hopes and dreams which it could have been, it isn't about standing up for what you believe or standing your ground and refusing to move even when the whole world is trying to move you. It's a message of despair. Creating a meaningful exchange with the father was possible but it didn't happen and therefore, the message we get from this is not one which says chase your dreams.

I thought the ending was pretty abrupt and it just ends... There's no conclusion or happy ending even though a happy ending isn't necessary, there's actually no ending. It left you waiting for something which did not happen.
The movie definitely had a number of very good aspects but they weren't broad together well. The theme and plot acts as the glue and by sticking on the various ideas and sub plots, you create a good film. The glue was very weak and this resulted in a poor film overall.
I think the film tried too hard to be deep and this ended up making it less than what it could have been.