Ako

It's just about a girl named Ako, as she goes about her day, and it's both realistic and kind of experimental. That contrast was the most interesting thing it had going for it. There was one part where the editing and voiceover made me wonder whether Terrence Malick ever saw this was influenced by it, particularly when it came to Days of Heaven and the way that film used narration in that esoteric/abstract way. I guess Badlands too, a little, but really in Days of Heaven.

Otherwise, honestly, Ako is kind of boring. Maybe that's the point. Life is boring, and Ako is about life. A few striking shots and some of those offbeat creative choices make it more than a total cinematic flatline, but there's also not a great deal to it, in the end.

Glad it was as short as it was for sure, but I also wonder whether it could've been made even shorter and maintained the stuff that worked coherently enough.