It feels a little awkward to compare a one of a kind film to
anything else. Somehow, by putting it side by side with a similar movie - maybe
one that is highly regarded - you are putting your knowledge of cinema and
ability to express that knowledge on the line. An argument can be made about
almost anything, but can you be convincing? Basically, you’ll either be thought
of in a scholarly manner, or looked at as a weirdo from Room 237.
With that, I will now make the following case: Upstream Color is the successor to Inland Empire.
