Resurrection Movie Review-Bi Gan's Masterful Film Is A Delight To Witness
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2025 | CHINA, FRANCE | 190 MINUTES | CHINESE WITH ENGLISH & FRENCH SUBTITLES
Every so often, there is a piece of art that can move us, shape our world, or have us experience things we have never thought possible before, or could have possibly imagined ourselves. Resurrection had me transfixed from the opening frame to its equally satisfying end.
Now comes the hard part, the vision, the scope, the worlds in which we are brought into during the runtime of this epic and beautiful film, is very difficult to put into words, because it is SO visually stunning.
The opening frame of the film is like a piece of paper being burnt, and the frame opens up to us looking at a group of people looking back at us in a theater, as seen in the image below.
From that moment on, I was entranced, and when I took a break to pause the film and saw that it was already 45 mins in, time had flown by, the storytelling, visuals, music, direction, so many things happening in each frame, it's almost like a painting in some frames.
Everyone gives their all in this film. I didn't want this 190-minute film to end, as I wasn't just watching a movie; this is an experience that I still cannot wrap my head around a lot of it.
So to give you some idea of what the film is actually about, here is the story synopsis:
"In a future where humanity has surrendered its ability to dream in exchange for immortality, an outcast (Jackson Yee) finds illusion, nightmarish visions, and beauty in an intoxicating world of his own making. A work of staggering imagination from visionary Chinese director Bi Gan (Long Day’s Journey Into Night), Resurrection conjures vast and ever-shifting worlds on the brink of collapse in an era-spanning journey through our deepest and most human desires."
I can't recall when a film has captivated me as much as this film has.
It's currently playing in theaters and will soon be coming to others.
I will have the listings at the end of this review.
This movie has given me hope of what the future of cinema is, & can be.
We need visionaries like Bi Gan and others to remind us what a beautiful thing the mind & imagination are.
There are five parts to the film, each a different part of one man's life as he progresses through time, also in different bodies. In one particularly odd tale, he becomes friends with a tooth that he extracts from his body and throws over a wall.
The tooth grows into a shape resembling a man looking very similar to that of his father.
This could be listed as an anthology film, but it is so much more than just a group of stories, rather a piece of this man's life, and we are there for the ride, oh what a glorious ride we are on.
I will end this by saying that not only do my words escape me for the sheer wonder that the film has transfixed me in (I watched it 2 nights ago, & I feel like I just finished)
To really give the film its due, go see it in the theater if it is playing near you.
If you don't have that option, then maybe when it becomes available to rent, do yourself a favour and experience this magnificent film.
I am going to get to the theater in Vancouver to see the film, to show my support for this visionary artist, and see it on the big screen.
I thank Mercy from FilmsWeLike for contacting me to see if I would like to review the film. This has me on a quest for the remainder of the year to find all of Bi Gan's previous work, watch it, and experience it for myself.
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