WAVES feels like A24’s Magnolia. an operatic plea for people to be better to each other, and a cautionary tale about why you should be wary of anyone whose favorite Kanye album is The Life of Pablo. a whole lot of it doesn't work but i couldn't help but respect the ambition and open-heartedness of it all.

Exactly what you’d expect from a movie to play Kanye, Kendrick, Tyler, Cudi, Frank Ocean, Chance, Radiohead and Animal Collective all in one movie. The first half of this film is literally so chaotic but in a really good way. The opening credits are sick, but I can’t tell if that’s just because I like Floridada by Animal Collective. And that’s how I felt about pretty much most of this film. Do I like this or is it really just the music? And then in the second half they dial it down on the music and you’re like yep...was definitely just the music. A mess, an absolute mess. Such a god damn mess. But maybe...MAYBE....that was the point. But a mess. This film will mean a lot to a lot of high school kids and I respect that but ehehhhhh

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

im already trying not to think of the meme potential to watching a teenager trash his room and punch a wall after getting a bad text what makes you think playing tyler the creator over it will help

Call your parents

I love this film so much I don’t even want to say something snarky......fine if Magnolia and Euphoria did cocaine, fucked and had a messed up child who just wanted to be hugged then this is what you’d get.

A bit like the Kanye West song I’m assuming it’s referencing with its title (there’s even a Life of Pablo poster prominently featured in Tyler’s room), Waves feels important while ultimately being shallow. It’s all about those moments when the needle drops, the music swells and you feel… something. What you feel and why is less interesting to Trey then whether or not you felt it. It’s ambitious without really working. Worth the watch and maybe even a revisit, but not much else.

I consider the first half a little masterpiece. It has great pace, good acting, and unforgettable atmosphere. The problem comes with the second half, which is unbalanced and can be boring.

2nd viewing. Only grows deeper

the first ten minutes of this film is an absolute mind boggling, BRAZY experience. The excitement continues throughout its aesthetic handling, but the characters kiiiiind of felt flat ??? This is mostly due to the overwhelming plot that goes to A LOT of different places.

However, I'd like to note that there are moments within this that totally left me breathless; it's a movie that deals with real life so precisely that nothing ever felt fake.

........ the cinemetography slaps hella

An emotional journey of a family that shows different sides of events you hear and take sides. Damn, this year have so many great films and performances.

i really had to pee and then all this crazy shit happened and then there were these colors and the lights came up and everybody left and im still like, "who tf peed all in my pants???"