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TIFF 09: Day 8 - Symbol What. The. Fuck. Did I just see? Midnight Madness programmer Colin Geddes was NOT joking when he said Symbol would be this year’s what the fuck film. It follows two plot lines - the first being that of a Mexican wrestler nicknamed Escargotman and his upcoming fight; the second being that of an unnamed Japanese man, trapped in a white room. How do these two storylines relate? They don’t really. The entire Mexican wrestler plot is a giant set-up for a three minute joke featuring the Japanese man. This fact makes the joke 100% funnier. Since the wrestler plot does not matter in the overall arc, let’s focus on the Japanese man. Trapped in a strange white room, the man soon encounters strange cherubs that come out of the white walls. They stay for about a minute, before retreating back into the wall - leaving only their baby penises and testicles. WTF? To make it even weirder, in order for anything to happen (much to the disgust of the Japanese man), he must touch these baby penises. Upon touching them, objects fall out of the wall. Everything from a vase, to sushi to a rope to an African American tribesman who runs fast. Much of the comedic timing results from the different objects that appear, as well as the man’s struggle to escape from the room. Unfortunately, there isn’t much else to say, lest I spoil either story. Suffice to say, if you want to leave yourself wondering what the hell you just watched, go see Symbol. Rating: B+

TIFF 09: Day 8 - Symbol

What. The. Fuck. Did I just see? Midnight Madness programmer Colin Geddes was NOT joking when he said Symbol would be this year’s what the fuck film. It follows two plot lines - the first being that of a Mexican wrestler nicknamed Escargotman and his upcoming fight; the second being that of an unnamed Japanese man, trapped in a white room. How do these two storylines relate? They don’t really. The entire Mexican wrestler plot is a giant set-up for a three minute joke featuring the Japanese man. This fact makes the joke 100% funnier. Since the wrestler plot does not matter in the overall arc, let’s focus on the Japanese man. Trapped in a strange white room, the man soon encounters strange cherubs that come out of the white walls. They stay for about a minute, before retreating back into the wall - leaving only their baby penises and testicles. WTF? To make it even weirder, in order for anything to happen (much to the disgust of the Japanese man), he must touch these baby penises. Upon touching them, objects fall out of the wall. Everything from a vase, to sushi to a rope to an African American tribesman who runs fast. Much of the comedic timing results from the different objects that appear, as well as the man’s struggle to escape from the room. Unfortunately, there isn’t much else to say, lest I spoil either story. Suffice to say, if you want to leave yourself wondering what the hell you just watched, go see Symbol.

Rating: B+

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