Nicolas Winding Refn is one of the most visually distinctive filmmakers working today — a director for whom image, sound, and atmosphere consistently take precedence over dialogue and conventional nar...
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The best thing about Bronson is the story. Refn frames the whole enterprise not as a cautionary tale, not as a character study in the conventional sense, but as something closer to a performance piece about a man who chose madness as his medium.
The film is very artistic and full of symbolism. Beautiful scene settings and transitions with sound and light effects make a strong impression. Sound and light seem to play a more critical role than the characters or the script itself.