Tuesday, October 02, 2012
CULTURE CLASH IN A TIGHT SPACE
Today's film was the three in one
Tickets (2005).
Three directors, working in a tight space on a train, cover small moments magnified by the intimacy and highly public environment. A paradox.
An aging man daydreams about his life, an entitled lady makes life difficult for her aid and everyone around her and three boisterous scots on their way to a football match encounter and immigrant family on the cusp of a new life.
I liked the last one because it has a lot of tension and life to it. A great release of happy energy after some tense moments "getting to know" each other.
It says that the theme is Europe and immigration. It is certainly about different cultures in collision. Young old, master servant, soccer lads and what might be thought of as wops.
Alls well that ends well. There is kindness and generosity.
The train cars are filled. There is an air stoppage. The people in the cars are the same from director to director. A neat premise very well implemented.
I liked it and would be happy to see it again. A 4 out of Netflix5.
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