If the medium is the message, then Hirokazu Kore-eda’s primary concerns in Monster are disconnectedness, the impossibility of true communication and social hypocrisy — ideas he explores not just in his film’s plot, but also, indeed perhaps mainly, through its twisted, fractured structure, in which extended flashbacks present key events from multiple points of view.
Putting it on my list, thank you!
I think you'd find it fascinating, Zimmy. There's so much in it about the same situation being seen from varying viewpoints.
I’ve been meaning to watch this! Now I definitely will! Thank you!
Please let me know what you think of it.
Thanks for reading.