Good review -- I was surprised how ENTERTAINING this movie was. I expected a stuffy movie of ideas and got, as you say, a political thriller. I also really enjoyed the peek inside these cloistered deliberations and the sometimes funny juxtaposition between past and present, as when they perform these ancient rituals and then take the shuttle bus back to the dorms!
I think that's why I took so long to watch it because I was definitely expecting it to be more of a chore than entertainment. And while I don't mind harder watches, that wasn't what I was feeling when it released. But yeah, so good!
Good review -- I was surprised how ENTERTAINING this movie was. I expected a stuffy movie of ideas and got, as you say, a political thriller. I also really enjoyed the peek inside these cloistered deliberations and the sometimes funny juxtaposition between past and present, as when they perform these ancient rituals and then take the shuttle bus back to the dorms!
I think that's why I took so long to watch it because I was definitely expecting it to be more of a chore than entertainment. And while I don't mind harder watches, that wasn't what I was feeling when it released. But yeah, so good!