Waves

11/17/2019

Best film of the year by far.

1/27/2020

I went into this blind, but as soon as it was over, I instantly knew I witnessed something special. This is gonna be hard to talk about since the movie doesn’t follow a conventional narrative. Although I believe that these type of movies will stay with you much longer, as the emotional connection you had will be remembered for years. In other words, I will try my best to keep myself collective through out. ‘Waves’ is an absolute gut punch of a movie. Incredibly unique with its film making and overall presentation. From ‘It Comes At Night’ to ‘Waves’, Trey Edward Shults is a director to look out for. I still haven’t seen ‘Krisha’ yet. The way he crafts stories and the close examination of these characters feels so close to life. It hit me on a emotional level. I love how the aspect

2/6/2020

**_Bleak, but not despondent; brilliant, but not for everyone_** >_For me, style always comes out of the character and the substance. Everything we're doing is just to bring you more inside the main character's head - the camera moves, the colours, the music. Everything's just to be honest to Ty and put you through a subjective, emotional experience with that. For me, if you make it about that and aren't just doing style for style's sake, if there's a purpose behind everything, then it's easier to navigate._ - Trey Edward Shults; "_Waves_ Director Trey Edward Shults on Crafting His Sensory, Soul-Bearing Family Saga" (Isaac Feldberg); Fortune (November 15, 2019) "Challenging" is a phrase you often encounter in film criticism. Certainly the term applies to writer/director Trey Edwar

7/22/2020

'Waves', while certainly ambitious, is so busy trying to be a future indie classic with its camera acrobatics and needle drops that it forgets to give any impetus to care about the supposedly profound stories it's trying to tell, instead coasting on its stylistic flairs and hoping these will distract from how shallow its writing is, making the 135-minute run time incredibly laborious. By his own admission, Shults modelled his film on the two-part structure of Frank Ocean's 'Blonde', an album which is featured prominently in the film. What audiences get instead is the cinematic equivalent of putting the album on while having a cry in the shower, a deep dive into misery porn, yet 'Waves' is a far less rewarding experience than just doing the real thing yourself. - Ashley Teresa Read Ashl

4/22/2024

the 2019 box office is still one of the best today. and it is no secret that 2019 had some of the best theatrical releases, and i think _**waves**_ is one of them. amongst many of the box office hits there was a little hidden gem called **_waves_**. a film about life, the waves it sends your way, good or bad, the ups and the down, the highs and the lows. a film that touches on every topic known to man and a film that deserves to be watched by everyone, although it is not for everyone it is a brilliant film for those who are capable of creating their own thoughts.