Animal testing is disgusting, and this short film brought my awareness to an issue I never really considered. But thanks to Taika Waititi’s humorous, light-hearted, and optimistic character and the film’s scrupulous attention to detail, the experience is almost as painful and upsetting as what these animals go through. Let’s make a change.

An enigmatic slow-burn, but so much so that it was rough to get through and impossible to make any heads or tails of in the end. Definitely a clear improvement in framing and cinematography though.

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With a bleak atmosphere, an emotional story, and a remarkably detailed script, Prisoners is at times harrowing, but it reaches the level of perfection with the help of a rigorous direction that employs a simmering tension, a glorious cinematography, a haunting score that can be foreboding or despairing, and amazing performances from its cast.