A quiet, elusive mood piece about adrift twentysomethings, the debut is an impressive reflection. Our Waiting for the Light to Change review:
“I still feel like a kid. I’m 25 and I haven’t done shit… feels like I’m wasting my entire life.”soul-crushing pandemic
Amy is an aimless 25-year-old with no clear sense of purpose. Lin is a newly single international student still very much in love with her ex. Jay is a recently unemployed cook grappling with the loss of his father. Kim is an outwardly successful young woman with a cute boyfriend and promising career. And Alex is the friend with a man-bun and seemingly never-ending supply of marijuana.
Here, the quarter-life crisis manifests in the freezing lake house: A physical representation of what it feels like to watch your youth and future slip just beyond your reach. It’s isolation. It’s wasted potential. It’s waiting for a brighter season that feels like it’ll never arrive.the debut filmmaker’s assured direction. Ninety-nine percent ofplays out in mid to full shots, with minimal camera movement and virtually no establishing coverage.
That said, Tran’s decision to do away with close-ups for the majority of the film creates a sense of distance, both literally and emotionally. The eyes are the window to the soul, as the saying goes, and when we cannot see those eyes, it becomes harder to read the nuances of the performances and form deeper understandings of the characters. Although the shooting style enhances the realism, the characters often struggle to reach the point of complete personhood.
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