A couple (Matt O’Leary and Maika
Monroe) goes to Iceland for a romantic vacation. After a strange flash of light shoots across
the solstice sky, everyone in the world mysteriously disappears except for the two of them. This is the intriguing premise
of Bokeh. When I read a brief synopsis detailing
this, I was immediately keen of watching this movie.
One of the things that helped in
making me “connect” to the movie is that the characters almost always perform a
particular action as soon as I thought what to do in that situation. Like, if I woke up one day discovering that
all people on Earth had suddenly vanished, I would immediately check the
Internet, and they did that (though not as “immediately” as I would have
done). Also, I would contemplate if what
had happened was the Rapture and I had been wrong all along in my unbelief of
it (I don’t believe in the Rapture – or, at least, its meaning with regards to
the context of the so-called “Great Tribulation”), and one of them immediately
mentions the Rapture. And, most
importantly, I would make the best of the situation – i.e. have fun, explore,
free stuff, free food, etc. – which, of course, the characters did.
On the other hand, there are also
some instances where the characters did things which I would have easily
recognized as stupid. Example, there’s a
scene where one of the characters decided to ride an elevator. It was still functioning, but I wouldn’t have
risked riding it due to the possibility of it breaking down with no one around
to help me. Though the character did realize
this, it was only when he was already in it, resulting to a minor panic attack.
Nevertheless, Bokeh is at its most engaging when the
narrative focuses on the couple navigating their brave new world and establishing
a new life together. In addition, it presents
some fascinating insights about the scenario they’re in. Indeed, the thought of being with your
significant other and having the world for yourselves seems romantic and
exciting. At the very least, you won’t be lonely in such a situation.
But the movie interestingly challenges this notion. It’s also possible that love isn’t enough for
both of you to go through this; your different worldviews might gradually
hinder you from getting on the same page.
Unfortunately, the movie also gets eventually boring when it stresses on
philosophical and existential insights.
Still, though Bokeh isn’t as completely riveting as I
hoped it would be, I still think it’s interesting enough.
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