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The Living Wake

2007·Movie
1h 31min
49
MediocreGoodWatch score

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An , comedy: , but bittersweet.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

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A dark comedy set in a timeless storybook universe. Self-proclaimed artist and genius, K. Roth Binew, has one day to live. He has enlisted his best and only friend, Mills Joquin, to take him around on a bicycle powered rickshaw. In a final attempt to probe life’s deepest mysteries, Binew endures one ridiculous trial after the next. He concludes his day with a final performance, his living wake. On a makeshift stage in an open field, Binew’s friends and enemies gather to witness his madness one final time.
Absurdist Dark ComedySurreal Art-House FilmPhilosophical Existential CrisisEccentric Character StudyStorybook AestheticIntellectual ProvocationQuirky Indie CinemaMelancholic ToneSelf-Referential Humor

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Is The Living Wake worth watching?

49
MediocreGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 49 (IMDb 6, Rotten Tomatoes 47%, and Metacritic 37). Audiences rate it higher (59 out of 100) than critics (42).

Will The Living Wake make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly absurd humor (9 of 10) and dark humor (8 of 10).

Can I half-watch The Living Wake?

Easy watchDemanding

No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for philosophical and 8 for ambiguity.

What tropes does The Living Wake use?

Good ShepherdSitcom Arch-NemesisI Need a Freaking DrinkWholesome CrossdresserUpper-Class TwitDied Standing UpKilled Mid-SentenceNever Learned to TalkViking FuneralPrecocious CrushMoment of SilenceTragic Bromanceand 33 more

TV Tropes lists 45 tropes for it, including Good Shepherd, Sitcom Arch-Nemesis, and I Need a Freaking Drink.