Daisies

Daisies is an extremely visual film, and reads almost more like a series of vignettes rather than a cohesive film. There is not much of a plot, little to no character development, and the continuity shifts from shot to shot. I found myself watching the film as a series of these shots- each time the camera cut to a new angle, there was something interesting and weird going on. The story is told in these shots, almost like a precursor to tumblr gifs. Humor plays a big part in this storytelling. There are parts of the film, such as the scene where the girls are making a drunken ruckus in the 1920's theme bar, where the film feels like a silent film. It's in black and white, there's an old-timey soundtrack playing, we can see characters talking but can't hear what they're saying. This scene, and the entire movie really, rely very heavily on visual storytelling. Some of the shots in this film reminded me of some contemporary masters of visual storytelling, like Edgar Wright or Wes Anderson. Without the humor there, we would have absolutely no way to relate to these characters; the plot leaves no room for characterization. However, for this film it doesn't matter. Daisies today reads like a big middle finger to communism, to patriarchy, and to conventional storytelling.