Tiger Theory (2016)

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

Is there anyone truly free? This film tackles that question. Jan so desperately wants to escape his present life that he is ready to go to the lunatic asylum just so he can get rid of his past life which makes him so unhappy. Film is full of humor which is so connected to the Czech cinematography. Acting is excellent and I have to say that this film brings the best of Czech film making.If you are lucky enough to be able to see this film you will not be disappointed. I strongly recommend that you obtain a copy somehow and watch it.

This film creatively and completely drives home the fears of processing the grave expanse of a long life and finding freedom at its end. Using bits of Czechoslovakian history, like the surrealist author Viteszlav Nezval, the cultural standards and beliefs surrounding burial, and mention of the old communist regime, this rich conceptual adventure overflows with passion and color. The emotional melodies bounce softly on vulnerable heart sores and inspire adventure and enjoyment of life even for those most twisted into banality. The elements of the film that work best to provide originality follow the same provokingly surrealist themes of Nezval, whose book "Prague Walkers" was read by a supporting character. Dogs, cats, tigers, birds, and bunnies find their way into the whimsical yet troubled lives of the characters, augmenting their humanity and serving as reflections and answers to the characters they encounter. It sounds like an animated fairy tale from this description, but I mean to express the indispensable role the symbolism these animals had in the film. Another motif of undeniable importance was the explicitly imbalanced climate shared between men and women in their relationships. The film yearns for a cohesive explanation of the control that women enforce over their partners, and though it seems pressingly derogatory the writing still achieves an understanding of each character and their motives. I believe the film excellently captured the lives, desires, and fears of each person, while also conveying an assertion about assumed gender roles. The tiger in tiger theory represents male solidarity and steady power. It is a beautiful translation of untapped perfection in a soul trapped in societal nonsense. Both the men and the women are freed by their realizations after allowing fear to create their own prison and castrate their vitality. I genuinely and greatly enjoyed this adventure. Great shots of personal effects built humanity and accessibility, and the lightly comedic tone is encapsulating and critically nonchalant. I fell in love with the characters and their journeys, and felt a connection to the story. Like a "real cowboy," the charming, yielding patriarch chased his happiness like the great adventurers that had gone before, even knowing that his end might be the same as theirs: caught and executed for their disobedience. Independence and happiness lie on the screen as questions in this film, cinematically providing life altering experiences. This weight this story carries is humbling.