Hello All,
So this one is a bit different for me. I don’t really watch a lot of Norwegian films, the only one I really know is Troll Hunter, which I think I own a copy of come to think of it. Getting back to the point, since I really don’t know much about films from Norway, I thought this would be a great opportunity to expand my knowledge a little bit and give this a watch. So how did the film turn out? Let’s find out together shall we?
Plot Summary - Thelma (Eili Harboe) is a young, religious, woman studying in Oslo. When she meets another young woman and begins to fall in love, she finds that her feelings begin to trigger inexplicable, and terrifying powers.
Pros - The thing that stands out to me the most is the atmosphere of the film. It manages to balance being both a supernatural horror film, while also managing to tell a very simple and sweet love story as well. The main focus of the film is the struggle between Thelma’s feelings and beliefs, and Harboe does a great job balancing these two things perfectly in a way that doesn’t really try to vilify either one which is always welcome.
Cons - The film has a change in setting in one point, which also brings with it a sort of villain for the movie, and while the rest of the film does kind of hint at it, it’s hard to really see this person like this because he doesn’t really stand out as such. In this case it feels more like a disconnect between the idea and it’s interpretation.
Final Score - 9/10
It’s a neat little film and a definite watch for foreign film fans.
Next: The Disaster Artist - It’s here, it’s finally here, and I won’t be able to watch until next monday at the time of writing this.
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Until next time, I’ll see you folks at the movies.
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