At the core of ‘Nausea’ is a sincere exploration of the many emotional states that the unnamed protagonist deals with. The story opens with black and white visuals, also conjuring a sense of a lackluster reality for the character before us. From vast expanses of nature, to tight frames of animals, trees and dying leaves, the film includes them all.
The boy continues with his emotional turmoil. He seems to be searching for something - is it meaning in existence? An answer to a personal quandary? Companionship and an end to isolation? Is it all of this or nothing at all? With a narrative devoid of any dialogue, the film raises these questions for the viewer, allowing them to unpack each answer on their own, while itself completing the entire trajectory it has presented thus before them.
Read LessThe boy continues with his emotional turmoil. He seems to be searching for something - is it meaning in existence? An answer to a personal quandary? Companionship and an end to isolation? Is it all of this or nothing at all? With a narrative devoid of any dialogue, the film raises these questions for the viewer, allowing them to unpack each answer on their own, while itself completing the entire trajectory it has presented thus before them.
