In this film, I noticed certain aspects similar to Tarkovsky, specifically Mirror. I saw many shots of nature, often paused on for a few moments. For instance, the last scene where it focuses on the ocean and pulls back to the forest (very similar to the last scene in Mirror). Also, in the beginning of the film, I found the shot of the burning coals to be reminiscent of this fascinating director.
Off that subject, I did find the boy's house to be very strange. To me, it seemed like a big warehouse from the exterior. The interior was extremely plain- like the movie, I mean, the reoccurring color being blue (all this water around- many times ocean or rain) and the only brightly colored object was the father's car.
Overall, the film gave me this creepy feel, partly because of the plainness and the constant questioning (the father also made me uneasy, I never knew what he was up to). From the beginning, you quite don't know what's going on even though the story is easy to follow. I found myself asking many questions throughout the boy's trip- who is this many really, where did he come from, and what the hell was in that box???!
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