The Invisible Floor has a great concept with complex, slow (in a good meaning) storytelling, interesting characters and many "let`s see it again" scenes. The cinematography is absolutely fantastic, mixed with a haunting, minimalist score and atmospheric background sounds.
The first part is a little slow, but even though it`s a good introduction to this slow and completely uncommon "ghost story". It`s like Event Horizon in your european backyard! (:
This movie was was very unusual for me. It is a great concept with numerous amazing moments, stunning visuals and cinematography, strong atmosphere and well-written dialogs. The story is interesting, but sometimes it was difficult to follow and sometimes the movie was too slow as well. But that wasn't so problematic for me. The whole concept is filled with creative ideas, it's almost impossible to list all of them. The best thing is the great cinematography with impressive outdoor scenes and expressive indoor scenes with symbolic colors. The characters are "normal" people with simple desires and fears, the dialogues are realistic.
There were many great parts but my favorites are:
-the Western-like prologue in the very beginning (the two actors were really entertaining and the place was beautiful) -the visuality of the "three gangsters" scene (red moon above the houses) -the long dream sequence of the thief (whispering "things" in the closed attic!) -the professor's "time travel" (great sound effects and "set")
Many people will hate it, many people will love it. As I said, the storyline could be better and more coherent. But it's worth to see!
This definitely feels like a European film and I don't mean that in a negative way. I grew up in Europe and this style of filmmaking is nothing "new" to me. I'm worried however, that the "general" American audience will struggle to connect with the film and the director's vision. Overall, I must say that I got lost at some parts and I think the production value may have a little bit to do with it (most specifically regarding the differences in time and "space"). What might help a great deal is to upload the actual script (I'm guessing the problem there might be having to translate the entire thing). It would help everyone understand and follow the common thread between the stories. Right now, things feel a little disconnected. The pace is stretched. It takes around 15 minutes to get to the house and the diary. In American screenwriting, you should be well into the story already. I'm not saying one is right and one is wrong, but in order to connect with Americans, you may have to make some significant changes. It took nearly 60 minutes until things with the burglar and the relation to the house itself got really interesting - that's too late as well. There were some great visuals and touches. My favorite was the stranger and the woman lying in bed and how the director portrayed the progression of their "relationship." Very simple and clever. The majority of the acting was well done and overall I enjoyed the dialogue. The interaction between the two men in the very beginning was great but the entire time I was wondering what it really had to do with the film. My biggest advice would be to cut back and pick up the pace in regards to the film as well as upload a script so people get a chance to better understand and analyze the director's vision. I think there's potentially something very exciting here. It reminded me a lot of "If These Walls Could Talk".
The first part is a little slow, but even though it`s a good introduction to this slow and completely uncommon "ghost story". It`s like Event Horizon in your european backyard! (:
P.S. Turn off the lights before you watch it!