A Bride To Rip Van Winkle (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #5 extract: A Bride For Rip Van Winkle (2016)

A Bride For Rip Van Winkle is uncannily excellent. Technically proficient in almost every single way, the story is what truly shines from this film. In such, it is a profound dissection of human bonds and the manner in which we interact. 

Having watched the almost 3 hour director's cut, I'd have to say that some sequences were a little too far stretched. However, this was something of a minor pacing issue as every detail of the longer version does eventually come together. And, as mentioned, this all builds to a powerful commentary on human interaction in the modern age. Through a meandering and seemingly plot-less narrative we are then lead to explore themes of isolation, distrust, betrayal and, eventually, an overwhelming, almost alien, sense of communal harmony. 

However, words couldn't do this narrative justice, so make sure you find and watch this one.