The Worst Person in the World – ABC Film Challenge – Oscar Nominations – E (Eskil Vogt) – The Worst Person in the World – Movie Review
Director: Joachim Trier
Writer: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier (Screenplay)
Cast
- Renate Reinsve (Welcome to Norway)
- Anders Danielsen Lie (Personal Shopper)
- Herbet Nordrum (Unge Lovende)
- Hans Olva Brenner (Oslo, August 31st)
Plot: The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
Runtime: 2 Hours 8 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Worst Person in the World starts as we meet a young woman Julie (Reinsve). She is trying to figure out her life stepping away from her medical school role to become a photographer. Julie finds herself in a relationship with Aksel (Lie) and believes her life is set up and ready for her.
As the years pass by, Julie starts to wonder about her life and her decisions. This leads her to start questioning everything she has done and wants to do. However, she finds herself believing she could well be the problem behind her own struggles.
Verdict on The Worst Person in The World
The World Person in the World is a romantic comedy following a young woman trying to figure out her life. She doesn’t have a career in mind and finds love in different places. However, with each step she takes, she finds herself wondering what she wants from her own life thinking the worst about herself.
This does get to tackle real-life problems with trying to understand what you want from life. It follows Julie through 12 chapters of her life as she looks back at the decisions she made. Some felt right at the time, while others seem to have lasting effects on her life. It does get the message across strongly, however, it does also make it difficult to connect to everything going on. The whole career uncertainty doesn’t seem to go anywhere and being unsure about love seems to create a negative shadow around Julie.
Final Thoughts – The Worst Person in the World has a strong message played throughout.
