" Only Mexicans can turn this disgraceful defeat, into mitic victory ".
A Brutal Masterpiece, A sensorial experience, watching Bardo is experience a brutal portrait of a estate of mind, is a trip around memories and dreams, in a better way to call it a recollection of memories and experiences.
Really worth checking out,

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"Bardo works best when it focuses on the dynamics between father, mother, and children regarding immigration and how this drastic life change impacts each member of the family nucleus. Alejandro G. Iñárritu takes advantage of all the awe-inspiring technical elements to build a story worthy of the big screen but lacks tonal consistency and narrative control.

"Historical" recreations with q.b. Surrealism only makes the runtime feel heavier, and if it wasn't for Darius Khondji's superb cinematography along with exceptional set and sound design, this film would have been in trouble.

Fortunately, there's a lot more to be enjoyed than to feel frustrated."

Rating: B

My expectations weren't high when I walked into the theater to see this movie; I'm not a fan of Iñárritu's cinema. And it came as a surprise to me how much I enjoyed the movie. It is about the very personal vision (which Rome was for Cuarón) of what Mexico is for him as a director. So, in a dream structure with a non-linear narrative, he talks about his vision of history, politics, society, technology, grief, upbringing, migration. Each topic has its screen time (hence the title, "...of a handful of truths"). It is visually mesmerizing with the photography, the production design, the costumes, the choreography. It is absurd because it wants to be. It makes fun of itself (it reminded me of Scream) and anticipates what's going to happen without somehow ruining it for you. It is like a contemporary postcard of Mexico in the form of a cinema. One thing I like about literature is that there are many things that a camera will never capture. And something I love about cinema is that there are things that a pen can never express. Bardo is one of those movies that can't express the idea of it in any other way than through a movie. And although there were two or three missing ends to connect some scenes and themes, it seemed like a pretty good piece of work. I recommend it? I do not know. I see that it is not suitable for everyone. On IMDB its score is 7.4, while on trakt it is 64. Very probably Iñárritu's point of view on some (or all) topics generates annoyance, detachment or criticism; but I identified with his perspective in several of them, and perhaps this has been the reason for my enjoyment.