@FutureMemory Sorry to disappoint you but considering what the filmmaker really intended to accomplish, which is to answer the question, “How would you start that day with such an event and end it achieving that most unexpected result , and make it all believable-?”...I think he pulled that off splendidly.
Except for the first 8 minute visual catwalk, the storytelling in rest of that first hour was actually fast paced. Consider what the director and writer set-out to accomplish, the question they raised and answered beautifully.
The filmmakers forced its audience to attend that party, immersed in it…so when they show those “what the heck is happening” scenes, the audience were ready to believe the filmmakers operated within reason. And hopefully got entertained. ( Although I’m not sure if von Trier cared about doing that )
I’ll continue watching tomorrow since I really can’t stay up late tonight. I have no freakin idea why that horse won’t cross the bridge. Except maybe it has something to do with the Earth’s movement-? The horse could be sensing an unusual change-? Lol.