Maximum Shame
Year: 2011
Director: Carlos Atanes
Stars: Ana Mayo, Marina Gatell, Ignasi Vidal
Studio: Fort Knox Audiovisual
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 80 Mins
Carlos Atanes has been one of those directors that has been able to create an underground following over the years. With films like “FAQ” “Codex Atanicus” and ‘Proxima“, Atanes films are always surreal and different. This was also the case with “Maximum Shame”. This post apocalyptic sci-fi musical follows a woman, who goes through a mysterious hole to search for her boyfriend. There, she lands in a post apocalyptic world. While searching for her boyfriend, she meets an evil dictator, who is bend on turning her into one of her slaves unless she finds her boyfriend and finds a way out of this world.
There are some films that I’ve reviewed in the past, where the weirdness factor have turned me off. But when viewing a film from Carlos Atanes, you already know that your going to be in for one weird experience. What makes his films better from other weird films, every time it’s something different that gets my attention. This was such the case with this film.
“Maximum Shame” is a very bizarre film that get your attention. Writer/Director Carlos Atanes does a good job making this film very bizarre, which makes you not take your eyes off the screen. It keeps your interest, through the various dark and demented imagery. He makes the scenes that way, by using the locations and the way that he handles those scenes. It’s gives more of an apocalyptic feel to the tone of the film, which the film is trying to achieve. The other thing that makes his direction good, Atanes gets his cast to make their characters very odd and different. He does a very good job getting the performance to be very bizarre. He spends time getting that and musical sequences just right through his direction. This added to the film’s very bizarre tone and made it entertaining in a weird way.
When going into a Carlos Atanes film, also expect the screenplay to different from other mainstream films. This was definitely the case here, as this was a very weird sci-fi musical that managed to keep you entertained. One of things that makes this screenplay work, the fact that this is very creative. Atanes spends a very good time writing those scenes to get a response. It adds to the originality that this film has. The other thing that I liked about the screenplay, the way that the musical numbers are handled. I liked, how he makes those scenes stand out from the rest of the film. Whether it directing the sequences or writing the lyrics to the songs, it gives the energy that is needed to keep you interested and not let the weird things ruin your interest. Those scenes were created very well. The only problem that I had with this screenplay, I thought that there wasn’t much character development. I wished, he spent more time on the main character’s relationship and her journey to find him. It would have made the film more entertaining and less confusing, but the creativity in his scenes is what helps this film succeed.
“Maximum Shame” is a very bizarre sci-fi musical that keeps your interest and entertain you, even though you would’ve to have seen more character development.
Review Rating: Three and a Half Stars.
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