An incredibly strange, sweet, romantic movie. It hit me right in the feels, it seems almost magical. The main characters are 95% of the movie. Paul Dano as the suicidal loner and Daniel Radcliffe as the corpse who comes to life have incredible chemistry. Hank calls Manny “my multi-purpose tool guy”.
WHAT MAKES IT GREAT:
This was a life-changing movie for me, I'm not even sure why. Despite or because of being so weird, Swiss Army Man has a romantic purity of spirit. The reactions on Youtube have ranged from “this movie changed my life” to “this was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen” to “wtf did I just watch?” Describing it is really hard! The score, written by members of Manchester Orchestra, is entirely made of voices overlaid and found objects. Both Dano and Radcliffe do most of the singing.
Hank (Paul Dano) is marooned on a desert island. As he is about to kill himself, he sees a man (Daniel Radcliffe) washed up in the surf. The man is dead, and flatulent. Believe it or not, as the filmmakers put it, “the first fart makes you laugh and the last fart makes you cry”. (Farting ceases to be prominent after the first 10 minutes.)
Manny sees a picture of Sarah on Hank’s phone, and thinks she is Manny’s girlfriend. To jog Manny’s memory, Hank builds a bus out of found materials and dresses as “Sarah”. Radcliffe described this scene as “the best 6 minutes I’ve ever filmed”. Watching the two men fall in love is absolutely beautiful.
Swiss Army Man (2016)
An incredibly strange, sweet, romantic movie. It hit me right in the feels, it seems almost magical. The main characters are 95% of the movie. Paul Dano as the suicidal loner and Daniel Radcliffe as the corpse who comes to life have incredible chemistry. Hank calls Manny “my multi-purpose tool guy”.
WHAT MAKES IT GREAT:
This was a life-changing movie for me, I'm not even sure why. Despite or because of being so weird, Swiss Army Man has a romantic purity of spirit. The reactions on Youtube have ranged from “this movie changed my life” to “this was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen” to “wtf did I just watch?” Describing it is really hard! The score, written by members of Manchester Orchestra, is entirely made of voices overlaid and found objects. Both Dano and Radcliffe do most of the singing.
Hank (Paul Dano) is marooned on a desert island. As he is about to kill himself, he sees a man (Daniel Radcliffe) washed up in the surf. The man is dead, and flatulent. Believe it or not, as the filmmakers put it, “the first fart makes you laugh and the last fart makes you cry”. (Farting ceases to be prominent after the first 10 minutes.)
Manny sees a picture of Sarah on Hank’s phone, and thinks she is Manny’s girlfriend. To jog Manny’s memory, Hank builds a bus out of found materials and dresses as “Sarah”. Radcliffe described this scene as “the best 6 minutes I’ve ever filmed”. Watching the two men fall in love is absolutely beautiful.
WHERE CAN I FIND IT?(optional):
Trailer: https://youtu.be/yrK1f4TsQfM
Full movie is available at Amazon Prime, You Tube, Itunes, Google Play.
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