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[chu_totoro]

holy shit

Lust, Caution is intense.

Not just the sex, I mean, the whole movie is freaking intense. The espionage, the things left unsaid, layers and layers of meaning behind words, the atmosphere, jeezus. Even when they're rolling on the bed, on the left of the screen there's a small corner of something jutting out, out of focus, v. small, all the screen's taken up by the people and the bed, and there's a split second when he glances up, completely unintentional, just sweeps his eyes across the shelf, the desk, whatever it is, and it flows into focus and out again and it's his pistol. Just a second, nothing more. If you're not paying attention you won't even see it. But little things, subtle things. The atmosphere is suffocating.

V. different from the short story. If I had to put it into words, I would say the story was cold and the movie was hot. The story was a skeleton, an outline of something that happened and passed that leaves you with a slight chill, pondering it. The movie gets you involved, gets you living the character's life, draws you in like a whirlpool.

It's so depressing. Why's everything I watch so depressing. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh~

Comments

[iggyzzz.livejournal.com]

I'm planning on watching this movie too. But unlike you, movie critics find it to be boring. I guess I'll find out.

[chu-totoro.livejournal.com]

if you don't get involved right in the beginning, it's probably boring yah

Iono, I like stylistic things.

[maeglin-arandur.livejournal.com]

I hear it was nonsensical.

I never got into the Ang Lee craze, to be honest ^~

[chu-totoro.livejournal.com]

It can be, if you don't get emotionally attached to the characters.

I side with the Venetians. But each to their own, let's not argue yeah? :D