Review of Redline

Redline is a philosophical treatise on going fast. In the state of nature, man is left with two choices: going fast, and other stuff. Going fast is the perfect intersection of Stoic discipline, Buddhist detachment from material desire, and the divine right cited by the Sun King Louis XIV. It is the ultimate Platonic form: a perfect, unchanging idea. Other stuff is boring, and not worth talking about. Every frame of going fast in Redline is lovingly hand animated. Other stuff, like narrative cohesion and making sense, receives minimal attention. This balance of elements makes Redline one of the great intellectual works of our generation. This mayfly over the head of casual audiences and undergraduate philosophers. I suggest they try lighter fare, like Derrida, before tackling Redline.

Redline's soundtrack is perfectly suited to going fast. I suggest playing the standout track "Yellow Line" the next time you find going fast necessary in your own life. You'll find the boost gained from the song's energy more than sufficient to outrace local law enforcement.

There's a case to be made that the other stuff in Redline is not very good, and sidelined in favor of going fast. This is true. Redline is trying to teach you about the divine grace of going fast, and the fallen nature of other stuff. You simply need to open your heart and soul to the lessons that it is trying to give.

I'd argue that Redline's main issue is the presence of other stuff. There's a love story in there somewhere that takes several vital scenes away from going fast. I suspect that, in the future, we will receive a director's cut that focuses more on the movie's emotional core. Until then, we'll have to stick to this *mostly* perfect version.