03-25-2010, 11:56 AM
I just watched Cache last night.
It's going to be a while before I completely process it.
You know what sucks? I didn't see what happened during the end credits -- I read about it when I looked it up on wikipedia. Somehow I didn't spot
***SPOILERS BELOW***
Majid's son talking with Leraunt's son. How did I miss that?
I loved the mechanism where what we're watching sometimes seamlessly blended with what the characters were watching. You didn't always know if you were watching the cassettes or if it's just part of the movie. I'm sure that sentence made no sense, but those who saw the film know what I'm talking about.
And then...the scene "I wanted you to be present." HOLY FUCK. That was a complete shocker to me -- didn't see that coming. I figured with Haneke, something really jarring was bound to happen, but I wasn't at all prepared for that scene.
Also, the scene where Majid's son gets into the elevator? Could that have possibly been more uncomfortable?
I'm not quite sure I understand the need to remake this one either. I guess if the concept of "knowing you're being watched fucks up your life" could just be lifted and it could go in a different direction, it might work. The whole European bourgeois guilt theme could easily be transported and Americanized.
There were a lot of very unsettling moments and loved the unconventional narrative and structure.
At the end of it, my wife and I looked at each other and we both said, "Alright, then." Of course...I'm still thinking about the movie today and I'm sure it will stick with me for a while.
Oh...and Funny Games fucked me up for about a month. I have no desire to see that one again or watch the American version. Just watching the trailer for the American version when it was being released made me feel sick.
It's going to be a while before I completely process it.
You know what sucks? I didn't see what happened during the end credits -- I read about it when I looked it up on wikipedia. Somehow I didn't spot
***SPOILERS BELOW***
Majid's son talking with Leraunt's son. How did I miss that?
I loved the mechanism where what we're watching sometimes seamlessly blended with what the characters were watching. You didn't always know if you were watching the cassettes or if it's just part of the movie. I'm sure that sentence made no sense, but those who saw the film know what I'm talking about.
And then...the scene "I wanted you to be present." HOLY FUCK. That was a complete shocker to me -- didn't see that coming. I figured with Haneke, something really jarring was bound to happen, but I wasn't at all prepared for that scene.
Also, the scene where Majid's son gets into the elevator? Could that have possibly been more uncomfortable?
I'm not quite sure I understand the need to remake this one either. I guess if the concept of "knowing you're being watched fucks up your life" could just be lifted and it could go in a different direction, it might work. The whole European bourgeois guilt theme could easily be transported and Americanized.
There were a lot of very unsettling moments and loved the unconventional narrative and structure.
At the end of it, my wife and I looked at each other and we both said, "Alright, then." Of course...I'm still thinking about the movie today and I'm sure it will stick with me for a while.
Oh...and Funny Games fucked me up for about a month. I have no desire to see that one again or watch the American version. Just watching the trailer for the American version when it was being released made me feel sick.