Intrigueing concept but equally as forgettable

Rating: 6/10 (25 October 2019)

Despite glimpses of incredible photography and powerful dialogue this movie lacks potency and meaning. I failed to identify with this movie on several levels despite its intentions at aiming at a younger audience, a crowd inwhich I am part of. The movie started off with drive and momenten, hooking you in through the incaptulating monologue of Leonardo Di Caprio and the intriguing death of a man who mentions a entrancing iskand. However this is as interesting as it gets as once Leonardo is placed on this island the story becomes scewed and disorintating. Leobardos character comes off as way to protentious and the movie attempts at using unique cinematography to seperate itself from all the other nuanced abstract films so popular of today's geberation. However it simply does not work and the film's overall message that humanity cannot get caught up in a romantacised reality comes off as dull and forced. The last half hour of the movie is ultimately it's downfall as the story transitions into a strange and disturbing ending. Overall the movie is enjoyable at moments however the end result comes off as forgettable and washed.