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Review of Chain

Chain (2004)
7/10
Contemplative film about lonely lives in urban landscapes, worldwide.
7 February 2006
Though I watched this film only on TV, I was easily hypnotized by its beautiful pictures, its timing, and its sound. It's like a James Benning film with people in it. The film doesn't hurry you to get familiar with its two female characters and to take part in their lives. It might feel boring. But it might also feel just like your own situation or that of your friends. Modern society and its spaces, especially the urban landscapes (that look the same in each part of the world, we learn) are dissected and so reveal their lack of individual features that could people to identify with their habitat. You can use the time that the film gives you to become aware of this, and then go out and change your life to something meaningful. Which also might mean, that you have to leave before the film ends. In the credits you learn that everything was staged. Does it make a difference? Nope. I liked it very much.
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