09-08-2010, 05:53 PM
<!--quoteo(post=113757:date=Sep 8 2010, 04:10 PM:name=bz)-->QUOTE (bz @ Sep 8 2010, 04:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Salo was pure shit (no pun intended.) And not because I was shocked, as I'm pretty desensitized, but because there was no point. Antichrist was just pointless, also. I actually enjoyed Irreversible because it had a point. Let me know if this has a point (more than an intended point.)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I agree with just about all of the above, for the most part. Salo is just an excruciating mess. I only watched it because the film was banned for so many years and I was curious as to what all the fuss was about. I'm convinced that Pasolini was a degenerate who only was able to make films because his wealthy friends were as sick as he was, and they got off on snuff films and garbage like Salo. On the other hand, Antichrist had a point and actually the story can be deconstructed into some fairly meaningful allegories about relationships and humanity in general, only it spent too much time trying to shock viewers. The ultraviolence didn't fit with all the psychobabble. Now, Irreversible, if viewed in chronological order, wouldn't be nearly as effective, but is still not a movie I'd watch again mainly for the rape scene. Saying I enjoyed it would be a stretch, but I admired most of it, and the acting, direction and the editing was all excellent. Gaspar Noe makes some interesting movies, but they all fall short IMO. His latest, Enter the Void, could change my mind on him though, if all the praise is warranted.
Anyway, I only skimmed through the first 30 minutes of Serbian Film, and it appears that most of the controversial parts (in European tradition) are in the final act, so I'll finish it up when I have more free time in a few days.
I agree with just about all of the above, for the most part. Salo is just an excruciating mess. I only watched it because the film was banned for so many years and I was curious as to what all the fuss was about. I'm convinced that Pasolini was a degenerate who only was able to make films because his wealthy friends were as sick as he was, and they got off on snuff films and garbage like Salo. On the other hand, Antichrist had a point and actually the story can be deconstructed into some fairly meaningful allegories about relationships and humanity in general, only it spent too much time trying to shock viewers. The ultraviolence didn't fit with all the psychobabble. Now, Irreversible, if viewed in chronological order, wouldn't be nearly as effective, but is still not a movie I'd watch again mainly for the rape scene. Saying I enjoyed it would be a stretch, but I admired most of it, and the acting, direction and the editing was all excellent. Gaspar Noe makes some interesting movies, but they all fall short IMO. His latest, Enter the Void, could change my mind on him though, if all the praise is warranted.
Anyway, I only skimmed through the first 30 minutes of Serbian Film, and it appears that most of the controversial parts (in European tradition) are in the final act, so I'll finish it up when I have more free time in a few days.