True to its title, this show tries to capture burnout not as some big dramatic collapse but as this slow, draining exhaustion that quietly eats away at relationships and how you see yourself, and honestly it makes the characters feel really real. The pace is slow on purpose, and everyone here is flawed and full of contradictions, nobody's simple. It uses this messed up boss and employee dynamic to sneak in some pretty smart commentary on society. The story digs into toxic work culture, mental health struggles, and how money ends up running our lives whether we like it or not. And yeah, there's a love triangle thrown in too, because of course there is. This one runs ten episodes, each around 45-55 minutes. Jira's twenty eight, broke, and struggling to make it as a painter. Nothing's going right for him, his art isn't selling, he's got no steady job, and he's basically on the edge of falling apart. His best friend Ing does what she can, finding him odd jobs an...
Alex just drives around aimlessly in his van occasionally photographing and renting motel rooms for Craigslist encounters that seem to double as opportunities for petty theft. In between all this, there is a series of web videos of a girl whispering to her audience and offers “vibrational peace”. Alex follows her and using his own camera is trying o make videos to impress this girl. Eventually Alex tracks down an older man, who possibly abused Alex. He brings a teenage boy over for dinner, and seems to hope he’ll catch John trying to do something to him; but much is left unsaid on this topic, even after things culminate in implied violence.
This film was really really bizarre. It felt like more of a sequence of events just thrown in together. We have a hookup scene where Alex recruits three strangers, blindfolds each and has them strip, then watches the men caress each other as he quietly goes through their wallets. And there are a few others, which I really don't know the reason they were there for. I understand that this independent film might be trying to say something deep, but what the use when what we see unfold on the screen in front of us, is so bad and random. In the name of indie cinema, sometimes we are served executions that just absolutely make no sense. I can read all about it in blogs on what the film was trying to say, but its no point. The film is artsy with weird camera angles. I couldn't even comment on the acting because I was so distracted by the randomness of the film, that all I could do wads roll my eyes on how disappointing everything is. I am just not sure how these films get selected for some international renowned film festivals. (0.5/10)
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