Swiss Army Man

Swiss Army Man was talked about highly when it first came out. Some people loved it upon release, but our in-class viewing was my first experience watching the film. I admit, part of this is my fault because I don’t watch a ton of movies. However, I just couldn’t stop picturing Manny as Harry Potter. That’s not to take away great lead performances from both Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano, it was just funny to picture the wizard fighting a bear in the forest with a campfire and farts. 

The humor in the film was funny, until it wasn’t. I laughed at the first instance or so of every joke, but I didn’t have to see the camera cut back to Manny’s “compass” again and again. The film bounced from a psychological drama to a buddy co
medy and back to a serious tone in a matter of minutes, and the whiplash effect made me dislike the film at times.

As a class after the movie concluded, we talked about if the film was a dream. I think the majority of the events on-screen are in Hank’s head, mostly because when we see that he wasn’t that far away from civilization to begin with. With that being said, there were themes throughout the movie that helped tie together all the crazy events happening. I didn't love the ending, but since the movie was all over the place, I'm not sure how else you'd end it.