Written by Lara Rosales
Emily Macrander’s Rave submerges the viewer into one night of flashes, music, drugs, and chaos. The flashes, combined with the never-ending music, make one feel as if we were right there with the main character. We need to pay close attention to what they are saying, or the music will drown them out, just as if we were at the rave with them.
But the soundtrack doesn’t only transport the audience into the rave, it transports us through the night as well. Every time we’re making the jump back in time, there is a click, and the footage goes back as if we were rewinding a VHS. Because while the movie feels contemporary, the way it’s filmed makes us feel vintage. There is something about its vibe that feels old school at the same time.
Rave has 10 minutes to tell us everything we need to know about this character and her night, and it does exactly that. From the beginning, we know she is involved (somehow) with the girl who just ODed in the club. But it is only by following the journey backward that we understand how she got to that point. By giving us a view of this girl’s past, we put together the pieces of her night puzzle.
Rave isn’t the kind of short film that everyone will like, but there is a beauty in being created for a specific audience, and that’s why it’s memorable.
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