The 1st time I viewed PTL, was during the film's PREMIERE in the 2012 SITGES FILM FESTIVAL: it did hold up, but it does not in a small screen (of say, a Library TV set). Regardless PTL is a visually stunning film, the violence towards 3 dogs, is very uncomfortable to presence: perhaps is Reygadas' method to invite the audience to reflect, why violence towards animals is way more unacceptable than violence towards a human, or later on, towards trees.
If I'm wrong, is Reygadas mix like this for you to feel satisfied when, Spoiler Alert, the rich kid that attacked Dog 1, gets shot? The problem is that, personally I could not care more for the human characters than for the animal characters: because the good guy is meh, and the bad guy is meh. Sure, the documentary feeling that non-Actors provide, could be the reason. Only 2 songs are the soundtrack, by Neil Young and Luis Miguel: both played live, doomed to not excel, just like the non Actors unperform. Do stay for the last dialogue, its double entendre is the Film's best contribution.
If I'm wrong, is Reygadas mix like this for you to feel satisfied when, Spoiler Alert, the rich kid that attacked Dog 1, gets shot? The problem is that, personally I could not care more for the human characters than for the animal characters: because the good guy is meh, and the bad guy is meh. Sure, the documentary feeling that non-Actors provide, could be the reason. Only 2 songs are the soundtrack, by Neil Young and Luis Miguel: both played live, doomed to not excel, just like the non Actors unperform. Do stay for the last dialogue, its double entendre is the Film's best contribution.