December 15, 2023
Review: 'Monster' Interrogates the Meaning of the Word and Finds Marvels
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 3 MIN.
As the larger, more complete story emerges, nature itself seems in revolt against the ways people minimize and demonize their fellow human beings, and just as the story returns over and over to the fire that ignites the narrative, so too it wends its way inevitably to a climactic deluge as a storm descends on the city. Will the diverse characters manage to hear one another? Or will they be left shouting fruitlessly in the wind? The movie's tropes and symbolisms are not subtle and its meanings are not hidden, but Hirokazu gives the film enough visceral force that its twists and revelations pack a punch.
"Monster" is in theaters now.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
