not just a film, but...

Rating: 10/10 (17 May 2011)

When I watched this movie for the first time, I was with a friend and we put it in with an open mind. We knew coming into this movie knowing that it was weird and unusual. By the time the credits rolled onto the screen my friend and I sat there with no expressions on our faces looking at the TV screen.
It is hard to put into words what this movie does on any level of film. The film is, simply put, one of the greatest movie produced. It was well directed, well acted, and film exceptionally well. The way the movie warps the camera in some cases show what a high could\would feel and seem like in a moment of uncertainty and worry was astonishing. It was a beautiful movie from start to finish. I fell in love with Aronofsky's work the moment I saw Black Swan, but this film is far more then just a movie that can entertain you with physiological thrills( but do not get me wrong I loved Black Swan). It is one of the few films that hit me on an emotional level so hard that it leaves me in absolute silence with disturbed amazement. That cannot be said often about a film. This movie will not entertain most, but it is not to entertain when a movie like this is made. My belief on why a film like this is made will be different than your interpretation of why this film was made, and a Film that can do that is not just a film, but it is art.