If you could communicate with your deceased loved ones, would you?
Jimmy would—and Jimmy has. He’s invented a little box to do so, and is taking his talents to China in hopes of large-scale manufacturing his gift for the world.
It’s sad, and he seems to be on another wavelength. Everyone he meets takes advantage of this—because everyone he meets feels pressured by the demands of consumer culture. They all know: If you aren’t part of the system, you may be out of a job—and therefore out of a way to sustain your life.
It’s a trippy movie. Every aspect of the moviemaking provides us people, places, and things rooted in reality, but sopping with delusion. Themes like competition, hopelessness, and precarious living radiate out of each character.
Feeling bleak may not be your idea of fun. But what about watching an original, thought-provoking story, filled with characters trying to do their best in a crazy world?