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Drive My CardirectorRyusuke HamaguchisEvil Does Not Existbegins and ends with the camera tracking through a forest, looking up.
In the first shot, daylight streams through the canopy of trees; the mood is contemplative.
And then, before we have a chance to fully realize it, our world is over.
Why is a company like this getting into the glamping business in the first place?
Why hasnt it done the proper research and preparation?
Why did it send talent agents to answer environmental and technical questions?
Surely they wont mind a little feces dripping into their drinking water.
Hamaguchi treats these matters with astute focus and realism.
Thus, we might not noticeEvil Does Not Existalso has a strong undercurrent of dream logic running throughout.
This element comes to the fore in the final act as a pall of despair takes over the film.
