Me and You and Everyone We Know

 

    This week in class we watched the film Me and You and Everyone We Know. This film was shocking to me. I did not expect this film to be as all over the place as it was. It was extremely difficult for me to completely understand this film due to the scene cuts from each character. Eventually, the characters were all linked at some point, but the first portion of this film was very hard for me to wrap my head around. I think this was the biggest factor into me not understanding the overarching theme. 

    After doing some more research on the film, I found that the budget for this film was $800,000. For more comparison, Lost in Translation's budget was $4 million and Pan's Labyrinth had a budget of $19 million. I knew that there was something else that was off to me and it was the mise en scene and the cinematography. I was able to tell at many times during this movie that there was a low budget for this film and this contributed to my confused reaction. Compared to movies I have seen recently, this movie was far below my average line. 

    I believe this film would have been more successful and impactful if it was a short film. The interwoven storylines were too interwoven for me. Further explanation and background information that helped me understand this film more was from an article by The Guardian. 

Let's hear it for the little people

    The connectivity theme was apparent to me throughout this film. These characters were just trying to build a community with each other because they all were lonely in their own way. I understood that because each character was lonely in their own way, the multiple storylines was necessary. However, it just didn't work for my personal viewing experience. A reason for this is possibly the recurrence of a single storyline throughout today's new film releases. I respect the storyline of this movie, but it wouldn't be one I would rewatch.