Pearshoots

"There are two sides in this world: the side of empathy and compassion, and the side of destruction" - Andrey Zvyagintsev (paraphrased) Rating: 4.5/5     Just yesterday, I had the absolute honor of seeing Minotaur  by Andrey Zvyagintsev in the Sydney State Theatre. What commenced after I took my seat was a mastery in storytelling, pacing, situational irony, merging of the Marxist and gender lenses, and directorial prowess. Zvyagintsev said in a Q&A after the movie that he did not write this movie for a target audience; rather, this movie is meant to provide a realistic snapshot of the modern day. This film fully comes to fruition in this regard. As for my personal review, I will split it into two sections: the first will be a non-spoiler general overview of what this film does particularly well and the second will be a much more spoiler-heavy analytical insight into the film's meaning.     Zvyagintsev's Minotaur  centers around Gleb, a CEO of a struggli...