Sunday, February 16, 2014

'After the Dark' -- Somewhat Less Than Revelatory

Overall: 3.3/4
          Acting: 4/4
          Cinematography: 4/4
          Production Design: 4/4
          Costume/Makeup: 4/4
          Tech: 3/4
          Music/Score: 3/4
          Pacing: 3/4
          Script: 2/4


Warning for: heavy spoilers, discussions of heterosexism, ableism, and imbalanced sexual power dynamics, along with some heavy philosophical rambling.

After the Dark -- titled The Philosophers literally everywhere but in America -- has a very simple premise: Twenty high school seniors in Jakarta have one last Philosophy class before their graduation, and their teacher drags them through a few final thought experiments to see what they've learned.