A Tree of Palme · review
It is sad how much this film had the potential to be a masterpiece, but the constant change in tone after the first half possibly killed it. The vast cast could be narrowed to give more depth to the main characters, especially Palm, as his actions towards the end did not seem credible. He now starts to talk more and have a specific desire (to be a human), so the first initial problem (Taking the Egg of Touto to Laala) becomes less important, and you need to care about his new personality and desire. The same applies to the Sol Lady, and although I personally likedand even cried for her past, it did feel kinda of rushed.
Everything was there to make a good story, and the writes did know that and tried to show as much as they could, but doing this they created a movie with a deep lore, but poorly placed.
Even saying all this, I still liked it, the audacity of the writers in putting some scenes in the film impressed me, some characters really stood out during the plot. Overral 7/10