Silent Friend

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Melissa May 17 A movie with a grand theory about what unites us to the world around us. I dont think it really delivers on that theory and they kind of just stay theoretical. See more danelectro T @danelectro 18h A cinematic masterpiece about a sentience greater than we may imagine among plants, and the attempts by scientists in three periods, fifty years apart, to understand just how responsive they may be using tools that can only scratch the surface. I imagined, while watching, that these scientists, while conducting an admirable practice, have no other means to experience our fellow plants as family members the way those who lived in a more integrated culture would have. These investigators, who can only come to their subject's study as outsiders, fight social limitations to gain insights that seem to them understandably exciting but remain limited. The film's photography is stupendous, like a dream of rich color, and the mostly electronic soundtrack suggests well the chanting hum of the plants' inner lives. Easily one of the best films of 2026. Though there are real stories here, beautifully acted, expect a slow experience like listening to great music, or observing the lives of plants. See more Bob 23h Probably the worst movie I have seen in several years. No beginning, no end, does it make sense. Everybody walked out of the movie saying what was that all about. What a waste of time and money. Hey, do critics have critics because they read this a 96%. I think it should be more like 9.6%. This movie gave Indie Movies a bad name. See more Elaine C @elaine_yr_c 2d This is one of those movies that really comes together only once you make it to the really end, but leaves you hanging throughout the running 2.5 hours, sometimes in frustration. The storytelling is in the style of true vignettes, that is to say snapshots and scenes and not arcs. The central message is about connection across misunderstandings, and even with the unknown. The visuals are sometimes akin to desktop screensavers, but some of them, like Tony under the tree in the rain, are absolute masterpieces. The soundtrack, however, is horrible. It's this ambient, synth-y space sound composed of four-note motifs with a mystery or horror-like tone. Totally unnecessary. The visuals are strong enough to carry the film without the low-effort, droning soundtrack. See more Evan C @RT74783562 3d The fact that Silent Friend, a film about a ginkgo tree, kept me captivated for 2.5 hours is a testament to the filmmaking and it's ability to establish a its interesting characters & situations. But I feel its reluctance to capitalize on any narrative makes it fall a bit short. See more STEVE T @srtopo 5d This is the slowest moving movie I've seen in a long time. If you like watching paint dry or a tree grow, you'll love it. I dozed off after fifteen or twenty minutes. An hour later I left the theater. See more Read all reviews

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