Kontroll

Kontroll is the kind of movie that I'd put Spongebob on after watching it to relieve myself. It's such a good movie, but it's so depressing. It's mostly because the whole thing takes place underground. The first time watching it, I figured it was all underground just to get the point across the Bulcsu couldn't leave, and that was true. But the second time around, I got the feeling that even though all characters except for Bulcsu went back up, you don't get the sense that they ever really left because whenever they're gone, Bulcsu is asleep anyway. Also, you never actually see anybody who worked in the subway going up the escalator. It's not only Bulcsu; they're all stuck down there. They never refer to their lives outside their jobs. It's like when they leave, all they do is sleep and come back. I think that the new guy in the crew and the Professor kind of represent Bulscu's past and future if he never leaves. The new guy is just learning how bad the job is. When they all see a psychiatrist, he's the only one who isn't crazy yet. He's a little stupid, but he doesn't have any problems to talk about. The professor, on the other hand, doesn't seem to be getting out anytime soon. He just accepts everything that happens like getting puked on because it can't get any worse anyway. My question is what keeps them all there. We spoke about how the killer could be just the evil in all of them, but he must have had a special connection with Bulcsu because Bulcsu was the one he was chasing and when the killer was killed, Bulcsu was the only one who got to leave. So if the killing the killer was Bulcsu's way out, how do the others get out? And if there's nothing stopping them, why don't they just leave? I don't think I've ever seen a movie that's sparked so much curiosity. Kontroll was perfect in the way that there are a million different things that it could mean, and they all make sense.