40/35
Narrative
After decades of loneliness, a wealthy family living in a salt mine encounters a stranger. Joshua Oppenheimer described the film as an exploration of whether we as humans can reach a point where our guilt is too much to recover from our past. Referenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 973: Carry-On (2024). Overture Written by Josh Schmidt and Marius De Vries Performed by Josh Schmidt. Bunker satire and sung musical? Okay, I’m baffled but intrigued. Nice environmental background (setting). At least one or two good actors (especially Tilda Swindon), however they all embody caricatures of snobs, helpers, working class… It’s not sci-fi. There’s no backstory, no depth, no reasoning and for some reason one doesn’t even seem to miss a meal after barely surviving something outside, even if they sing well. Without spoiling anything, in 3 hours you can expect something like theatre with singing and uncovering backstories that you probably could have written yourself for someone you hated (especially if you think global warming should be blamed exclusively on a few rich people). The ending is perhaps the best part of this movie.