Paolo Sorrentino's Oscar-winner is beautiful as always. He knows how to take breathtaking shots. The typical criticism of his films is that though they are gorgeous, they are empty, void of meaning. This film does not have that problem. There is definitely something there, though that something is, ironically enough, emptiness. It is not always immediately clear to me though. This film supposedly captured the contemporary zeitgeist of Berlusconi's glamorous Rome. In that sense it is almost pseudo-anthropological in that it captures the essence a people in a specific period, but it is made up. That being said, I appreciate that it is a beautiful, well-made film. Did I enjoy watching it though? It was 2.5 hours! To be honest, it was an overload to the senses, if you ask me.
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