This is the feel-goodiest time loop movie out there. Most movies where characters are in a time loop involve a lot of death, but The Map of Tiny Perfect Things is too innocent for that. All it wants to do is make a map of its infinite world to appreciate every possible beautiful moment it can find. It's about seeing the world for what it can be, and seeing ourselves for what we can be.
I love the tiny ways the film defies time loop storytelling conventions. Like how the main character, Mark (Kyle Allen) continues to have a conversation with his friend Henry almost every day. Henry might have the same things to say, but Mark's life changes and Henry is a good listener.
Sometimes the film pushes the conventions a little too far, and has its characters accomplish a bit more in a day than they should be able to, or to perform tasks each day that don't necessarily make sense.
But the film doesn't care about making sense, it wants to 'feel' its way to a conclusion. That's not everyone's cheesy bag, but it most certainly is mine.
I love the tiny ways the film defies time loop storytelling conventions. Like how the main character, Mark (Kyle Allen) continues to have a conversation with his friend Henry almost every day. Henry might have the same things to say, but Mark's life changes and Henry is a good listener.
Sometimes the film pushes the conventions a little too far, and has its characters accomplish a bit more in a day than they should be able to, or to perform tasks each day that don't necessarily make sense.
But the film doesn't care about making sense, it wants to 'feel' its way to a conclusion. That's not everyone's cheesy bag, but it most certainly is mine.