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Colin Farrell. © 2021/2022. A24. Directed by Kogonada. Review: Sometimes, life can change you in unexpected ways, even through a human robot. It could be guilt, forgiveness, or joy. Many emotions play in this film and it's done beautifully well. "After Yang" is a beautifully well made film that deals with technology and how us humans get attached to technology. It's a emotional film and it's Kogonada best film to date after his directorial debut, "Columbus" (2017).
The story centers around a father played by Colin Farrell who is trying to save a human robot with the help of her wife and daughter. The film mainly focuses around the father, daughter and the robot because they are connected well to the human robot. Along the way, the father learns new things about the human robot, humanity and self-guilt along the way. Colin Farrell is fantastic in the film. There's not enough dialogue in the film but the way he's acting in the film was amazing. All of his emotions are shown through small words and actions towards the robot. He rethinks himself of life again through the final act and see that a human robot can feel emotional like the real human beings. The little girl played by Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja did a great job as well. She didn't do much in the film but she was good in the film. Justin H. Min as Yang the human robot did a great job on capturing the human robot emotions and how these robots acted. The supporting cast did a good job in the story. The production design is fantastic in the film and captures the near future of America. The Visual effects felt very real and it could get some nominations for next year's award. The writing is very well done and captures emotions and lessons so the viewer can understand what's going on through these characters. The cinematography is still fantastic and beautiful. Similar to Columbus, every shot feels like a art painting and captures meaning. It feels like Ex-Machina but the film isn't as dark you thought. It's more like "Minority Report" but without any action sequences. It's more heavy dialogue and heavy visuals. The tea scene was my favorite part alongside the credit dancing sequence. I thought this film wasn't going to be that futuristic, it's still a futuristic film with shots showing a huge city and advanced glasses technology. It's a weird yet deep film about humanity and technology. It's a slow burn film but the pacing was well balanced and kept the drama going throughout the film. The ending is pretty sad yet rewarding for the father. Overall, this film brought many questions and answers to humanity and how society is so deep with technology. Also, I'm happy they brought back Haley Lu Richardson in the film. She was great in "Columbus". The film can drag in some scenes. The mother played by Jodie Turner-Smith didn't do as much in the film unfortunately but she was still great in the film. I thought we could've seen more of the city and the future but they hid it kind of poorly, especially one shot with the fish tank. Felt little cheap to me. Or it could be the Sundance servers. But that's all the nitpicks because this film was fantastic. Absolutely you should check it out. It's already the best film of 2022 and A24 has another banger in their hands. It's a beautiful film from start to finish. Thank you Sundance for providing this film. Coming soon to Theaters in March 2022. Vizeit Score: "A" Copyright © 2022. Vizeit Studios. All Rights Reserved. Review Written By: Everardo Garcia Jr.
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