The Five Obstructions

Not until the end of The Five Obstructions did I realize that Lars von Trier was the director of Anti-Christ. For those who have not seen Anti-Christ I will let you in on a secret… it is a GREAT date movie. After viewing the film, I found the idea of the Dogme 95 movement to be fascinating and quickly watched a few Dogme films. The movement does have its negatives and should not be applied universally but does make a unique sub-genre of sorts and is challenging directors to make more unique films. The Five Obstructions is a twist on the Dogme 95 approach and in many ways is quite hilarious and cinematically moving. The documentary style works well for this movie even though I am convinced both directors were acting to portray stereotypic snobbish European directors. And even if they weren’t, well, I still enjoy the movie’s content and still find it comedic.