My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Winter Light (1962)

Ingmar Bergman was cinema's great philosopher and here he delves into a priest that has lost his faith,  What so impressed me about this film is how complex and meaningful it is, yet it's able to pull us into this one man's struggle with such a simple plot.  It's not so much an earth shattering film as it is a deeply personal one and it's impossible to ignore. There's one scene for example where a woman reads a letter facing us, the audience.  It's an incredible scene and in it Bergman is forcing us to listen.  A brilliant film and a must see for anyone with thoughts on spiritual purpose.  It may not lead one to answers but it will certainly reinforce the questions.  Grade: A
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