I can see no middle ground on this film, either you're going to love it or you're going to despise it. Angel's Egg is a very polarizing sort of movie in that it is one of the best examples of an "experimental film" I have ever seen. Angel's Egg is centered around a young girl who carries a large egg through a Gothic/post- apocalyptic land as she collects water. On one of her quests, she meets a man carrying an ornate crucifix, his intentions unknown. This is about as may details about the plot I can give away without introducing my theories on the film. What makes this movie so different from others of it's caliber is that the entire plot and meaning behind the central conflict is left to your interpretation. As such, the conventional movie fan will want to avoid this movie like the plague, in that most modern cinematic conventions of dialog and characterization are turned upside down or entirely disregarded. What is present, however, is a tour de force of dramatic yet obscure conflicts accentuated with melancholy visuals and beautiful music. If you aren't prepared to watch this film multiple times then you probably won't like it. In short, this film was breathtakingly beautiful in a conventional sense while being the best of its kind in a more abstract way. Never have I seen a film that leaves so little for the audience that has been so meaningful. Love it or hate it, you cannot deny that Angel's Egg is a journey that everyone should go on.
Review of Angel's Egg
