Sarah M. and Micmacs poster
Last week on Monday, Sarah M. and I decided to watch Micmacs at the Ritz East. Its rare for me to watch a movie without knowing much about it, e.g. I would watch the trailer first or read a review about it, but we decided to watch this movie on a whim. Sarah is a big indie fan, and all the indie films I’ve seen were with Sarah or ones that she recommends, so I was pretty sure Micmacs would be half way decent.
It turned out that Micmacs was a very pleasant film. There were times where I was laughing out loud and times where I was wondering, “who comes up with these things anyway?” It’s very different from American films, but I can’t really explain why. Maybe it’s the eccentric plot? The only bad part of the film is that you have to read subtitles because it’s a French film, which doesn’t bother me since I’m so used to reading subtitles for Korean dramas anyways.
The original title of the film is Micmacs à tire-larigot, which translates to 'Non-stop shenanigans'. This title absolutely explains the film to the core. Loads and loads of shenanigans!
I was discussing the film with my boyfriend after the showing, and he wondered if there was a hidden message or a satire to a situation, and he’s absolutely right. The director wanted it to be a satire on the world arms trade. I didn’t really care about the meaning of the film; it totally went over my head. But as someone who enjoys art, I love the artistic effects and the imagery of the film overall. I’m not sure why the film wasn’t promoted better, because if it wasn’t for Sarah, I would have never seen it. Please go see Micmacs, it’s a definitely worth the $10 dollars, if you’re a student, it cost only $6 dollars on weekdays!!
