I really identify with Park Chan-wook female leads. They are motivated by so much angst and to me it's clear it's not an innate darkness that whelms them. I wouldn't call them victims of circumstance, but the culture around them forces them into boxes that don't suit them. They are left to scrounge and play a part, but once there is an opening, their pent up rage has an outlet.
This evaluation is only based on this and Thirst and…
My favorite scene is the one where Graham (James Spader) watches Cynthia's (Laura San Giacomo) tape and he is naked on screen from the torso up. Presumably he is completely naked, but the film gives us no confirmation. His eyes are certainly transfixed on Cynthia's erotic confessions and his hand moves below his waist off-screen. Logically the next step is for him to masturbate. Instead, his eyes soften and his hand moves back on screen to cradle himself. He breaks…
Trying to think of a witty review, and all that comes to mind is making a reference to Chastity (1969) because of tireless narration.
"Well, Chastity, what are you going to do now? You've lost your girl, your unborn child, least of all your money. Look at the mess you've gotten yourself into."
I enjoyed the earnestness of the story but unfortunately I am unable to bring myself to full give with it because the script was not good. Very hollow and stereotypical of stories in the genre.
Interesting that so many other Robert Eggers films challenge the idea of God and religion - taking on, perhaps, a cynical view that our mythologies are only as strong as our imaginations and cultural persuasion.
Meanwhile here, the monster isn't a metaphor - like it's truly just a vampire, lol.
In high school, I was super fascinated with sex. I was also paranoid, and I was afraid to search out anything explicit online. I took the "18 and older" warning seriously; I thought if the government caught 17 yo me looking at porn, they would arrest me. So. I turned to softcore in movies to help me understand sex, and you know, get a little titillation.
At first, watching softcore was either by accident or by chance. I watched a…
HE CALLED HIS (REDACTED) THE KRAKEN
I audibly gagged in class and I hoped everyone heard me.
MISC.
- Should have let Martine smudge the house.
- Our prof tried to argue that debt is the narrator of the film. And it was the most confusing argument I've ever heard but also insanely brilliant I love grad school
