Details were briliant

I can understand that most people wouldn't enjoy the movie, but I found the presentation was masterfully done. I can appreciate the touch that went into this film to make it what it is. I think it makes a point of one fact: Living is more of a habit than a willful act.

No it doesn't have backstory or entertainment value for people who don't like to dwell on human motivation and actions. Here is what I thought the film did well:

- The cinematography was very appropriate for the overall feel of the movie, there wasn't an "intrusive" camera presence, and shots had only the necessary (minimalist) elements and the details and focus on the face got the viewer past the picture on the screen and into the content and even psychology of the film.

- Framed the main character's mannerisms and quirks perfectly. The details that went demonstrating that she was polite and even meek were very consistent but not overstated, very believable.

- Motif of fumbling with switches. She has trouble with the hotel lamps, the sliding door, and the shower faucet. She may be a bit of a clutz, and it ties things together very well.

- The "mundane" details of personal hygiene for a person planning on dying. The cuts of her brushing her teeth or scrubbing or washing clothes in the sink made for a subtle and bemusing comment on the daily activities of our life. We do them as a means of preparation to continue living, but our mind treats them as idiosyncratic routine rather than measured and intentioned acts.

- Eating expands on this theme. Ultimately the "why" of eating is to keep us alive. Certainly the pizza and pretzels and candy apple weren't necessary to keep her alive long enough to blow herself up, which further illustrates that "living" is more of a habit than a willful act.

- Buying a new wardrobe for a person to commit suicide ... again necessity and aesthetic counterpointed.

- The detail that completed the character was when she calls her parents collect but can't bring herself to say anything. It's a simple 10 seconds of screen time when the lead character doesn't say anything, but it ends up saying a lot about human nature and troubled souls.