And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool.
Original title: Sôshite watashi-tachi wa pûru ni kingyo o,
- 2017
- 28m
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7.2/10
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A story of four girls who released 400 goldfishes into a school pool.A story of four girls who released 400 goldfishes into a school pool.A story of four girls who released 400 goldfishes into a school pool.
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Flawed, but it's definitely got (teen) spirit.
Small-town angst, teenage existential crises, jealousy, small acts of rebellion, manic punk energy, the same sorts of themes/narrative ideas found in many of Bruce Springsteen's best 1970s songs... if any of that sounds intriguing, then I guess And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool is worth checking out. It's definitely got style and a distinct personality, perhaps even being too aggressive in those departments for its own good at times. But it does hit hard when it needs to, and it's certainly distinctive as far as presentation and energy go.
But it's bombastic and all over the place in a way that can hinder the whole thing, rather than help. I'd have enjoyed it more had it been reined in a bit, but I respect the decision to give it that crazed momentum (contrasting with tedium and a lack of escape) as something that felt unique. Less forgivable is having that weird scene with the brother talking to his webcam but not following up on that at all. Unless I missed something, why bother? Especially because most of the other little tangents and side characters/subplots were addressed in narration right near the end. A misstep like that sticks out more in a short film than a feature film, I feel.
But it's bombastic and all over the place in a way that can hinder the whole thing, rather than help. I'd have enjoyed it more had it been reined in a bit, but I respect the decision to give it that crazed momentum (contrasting with tedium and a lack of escape) as something that felt unique. Less forgivable is having that weird scene with the brother talking to his webcam but not following up on that at all. Unless I missed something, why bother? Especially because most of the other little tangents and side characters/subplots were addressed in narration right near the end. A misstep like that sticks out more in a short film than a feature film, I feel.
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- Jeremy_Urquhart
- Apr 13, 2024
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By what name was And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool. (2017) officially released in Canada in English?
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