Friday 24 August 2018

The Wall (2012) (5 Stars)


What's "The Wall" about? It's difficult to say. You can watch it a dozen times and every time you'll have a different answer.

It's a one-woman film. Martina Gedeck is the only person on screen, with the exception of a few minutes at the beginning. Most of the dialogue is spoken in voiceover, which is appropriate because she has no one to talk to. Who is "she"? She's never named. She's a woman. She could be any woman. If you're a woman sitting watching the film, the woman is you. If you're a man, I'm sorry, it's not you. The place of man is lying dead on the floor.


What happens? Is it the end of the world? That's possible, but it's not important. This is a feminist masterpiece. It's one of the best films ever made. Sit and watch it. You'll be in awe. When the final credits roll you'll be sitting open-mouthed asking yourself what you've just seen. There's no other film like it.

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