Norwegian Film WORST PERSON in the WORLD Pretention to Perfection

The Norwegian Film The WORST PERSON in the WORLD is pretentious, garrulous and engaging.  Julie (a beguiling Renata Reinsue) is a talented, beautiful 20 something.  She is a feckless ingenue who only wants what's elusive.   She is brilliant and very much in love with being adored and too easily bored.  Her hard work and top grades earn her a coveted med school spot.  In med school she realizes it's not the body but the mind that fascinates her and changes her major to psychiatry.  Julie would make a great case study as she traverses her indecisive career and love paths.  The film stars and all Norwegian cast.  Director and screenwriter Joachim Trieh received an Acad. Award for Best Screenplay.  The film won the Acad. Award for Best Int'l Feature in 2021.  The 2 hour+ Norwegian language film will appeal to the artsy audience who can trudge through hours of verbose angst.  The voiced narrative takes a fond view of its heroine; an adult with commitment issues with relationships and career paths.  The millennial milieu of reinventing oneself and a healthy disregard to the future are topics explored.  Julie leaves one admirer for another with seeming little regard.   Aksel (Andes Lie) a successful, somewhat older comic book writer.  In the aftermath of lovemaking Aksel breaks up with Julie telling her that their relationship is doomed for failure.  She appears ambivalent at the moment only to release as she's leaving she's in love and reignites their affair.  The magical montage of a happy couple ensues but is marred when they go to visit Aksel's married friends with kids.  The topics of marriage and family are brought up by Aksel and rebuffed by Julie who isn't sure that is what she wants in life.  There's an interesting visual effect where everything and everyone is frozen in time except for Julie when she runs to be with someone whose in a relationship with someone else.  It's obvious the world revolves Julie and major life decisions can remain on hold perhaps indefinitely.  The film meanders leisurely without a sense of urgency.  Julie discovers she is pregnant and is unsure if she's happy to be pregnant or involved with the father whose merely a barista.  For film buffs who find the quandaries of quotidian life for attractive millennials engaging if less than meaningful, there is plenty to mull over perhaps over wine.  There are many relatable character flaws for the viewer to find fault and whine about.  This is an intriguing film about pretty people's petty problems which help you to escape your own for awhile.  I recommend this seemingly facetious feature as fun and worthwhile.